Daily News March 19, 1998	Days:  17 18 19 20 23

politics

IN RUSSIA WERE ARRESTED CONSPICUOUS ZVIADISTS, SUSPECTED IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ATTEMPT ON EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE’S LIFE

According to the information from the press center of the Georgian State Security Ministry, the Russian law machinery arrested in Smolensk Guram Absandze – the Minister of Finance in Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s government. The Georgian Procurator’s office was seeking charged in belonging to the organization of attempt on the President Shevardnadze’s life on February 9.




THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFERS TO FORCE THE RETURNING OF THE REFUGEES TO THE TSKHINVALI REGION, THE TSKHINVALI’S AUTHORITIES PROTEST

The first Russian Deputy Minister of the Foreign Affairs Boris Pastukhov claimed, that RF Ministry of the Foreign Affairs spoke with an initiative to conduct the regular tour of the Georgian-Ossetian negotiations in Moscow. The main question to discuss must become the return of the refugees to the Tskhinvali region.




THE RUSSIAN ENVOY NEGATIVELY RESPONDED TO USING OF THE BOSNIAN VARIANT IN ABKHAZIA

On March 17, Abkhazia was visited with the official visit by the Envoy of the Russian Ministry of the Foreign Affairs Lev Mironov. He met tete-a-tete with Vladislav Ardzinba, and also with Sokrat Jinjolia and the Parliament Deputies of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia.




THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE ABKHAZIAN SEPARATIST GOVERNMENT ACCUSES THE GEORGIAN SIDE IN THE DEATH OF THE 50 PEOPLE

The Prime minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh claimed, that as a result of the constantly conducted by the Georgian special services terrorist acts during the postwar years in Abkhazia died 50 citizens, 4 more are kept by force on the Georgian territory. According to him, this does not allow to form the legal relations with Georgia.




THE VICE SPEAKER OF THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT FINDS, THAT SHOULD BE STATED THE QUESTION IN FRONT OF THE UN SECURITY COUNSEL ABOUT THE FORCE DECISION OF THE ABKHAZIAN PROBLEM

Commenting to Sarke the conduction on March 14 by the Abkhazian separatists the elections to the local organs of authority, the Deputy Chairman of the Georgian Parliament and the Chairman of the temporary Parliament commission on the Abkhazian problems Vakhtang Kolbaia claimed, that this is nothing else, but the challenge to the Georgian authorities and to the world social opinion. He reminded that already in 1996 the World Society (including the CIS interparliamentary assembly) showed its rough negative attitude to the elections in the National Assembly (Parliament) of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia at that time.




CONTINUES STARTED YESTERDAY THE VISIT TO GEORGIA OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OSCE BUREAU ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

This morning he met with the Chairman of the Central election commission Jumber Lominadze, Justice Minister Tedo Ninidze. He also plans to meet with the Minister of the interior Affairs Kakha Targamadze, Minister of the refugee and displaced person Affairs Valeri Vashakidze, the personal representative of the President on the questions of security and conflict regulation Irakli Machavariani.




POPULAR PARTY AND ITS FRACTION IN THE PARLIAMENT CRITICIZE THE DELAY OF ADOPTING THE LAW AT THE LOCAL ELECTIONS

Yesterday the Popular Party and the Popular Fraction of the Parliament spread the statement, in which notices the fact, that the law on the elections to the local authority organs is not adopted yet. The authors of the statement pay a great attention to the forming of the local authority organs and find that the executive power long time ago should have brought out this law to be discussed by the Parliament.

economics

DURING THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF MARCH IN THE COUNTRY WAS 2,200T OIL OUTPUT

According to the information from the Industry Ministry this showing is by 30% less than the analogous February showings. From the beginning of the year the coal output in the carboniferous mines did not resume.




ACCORDING TO THE ISSUED TODAY PRESIDENT’S ORDER WAS ACCEPTED THE PROPOSAL OF THE GEORGIAN MINISTRY OF URBANIZATION AND BUILDING AND GEORGIAN EXPORT CO. ABOUT BUILDING IN TKIBULI OF THE BASE HEAT POWER STATION

The building in Tkibuli of the heat power station with the capacity of 125 mW envisages the realization of the fragment of the sanctioned scheme of the country’s energy system development. The building will be financed by the private investments without Georgian State or bank guarantees.




THE EBRD REALIZES IN GEORGIA THE PROGRAM OF ASSISTING THE TRADE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

The purpose of the program is to assist the banks in strengthening the country’s reputation and the expanding their participation at the international financial markets. In the limits of this program on March 17 between EBRD and TBC-bank was signed the agreement to provide the bank with the guarantee provision of $2 million with the 2 year term.




DURING THE PERIOD FROM MARCH 5 UNTIL 14, THE AVERAGE DAY OUTPUT OF THE POWER IN THE COUNTRY MADE ABOUT 23M KWH

According to the State Company Sakenergo, this makes 122.6% of the last year output. The average day output of the power stations makes 12.1 million kWh, among these of the regulating power stations – 6.7 million, of the seasonal – 5.4 million.




ON THE FINANCING OF THE PROJECTS, REALIZED IN GEORGIA BY THE DUTCH COMPANIES, THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT DECISION WERE PICKED OUT 3M GULDENS

The project term will make 2-3 years, and 35% of their cost will be used for the technical equipment. As mentioned the President’s assistant on the questions of the economical reform Temur Basilia, Netherlands provide the country with the significant help during the past time.




IN SLOW SPEED ARE REALIZED THE WORKS ON PREPARING THE MELIORATION SYSTEMS FOR THE VEGETATION SEASON

According to the information from the Agriculture and Food Ministry this is connected to the fact, that from the picked out by budget last year assignations for the rehabilitation of the irrigation and drainage systems the Department of the melioration and the water households did not receive 495,000 more Lari, and in January-February of the current year – 690,000 more Lari.




THE PREPARATION WORKS ON THE PROJECTS OF THE WATER SUPPLY AND THE SANITARY ORDER IN TBILISI ARE COMPLETED

As was mentioned in the letter of the Director of the WB 3^rd department in the countries of Europe and Central Asia Judy O’Connor on the name of the President’s assistant on the questions of the economical reform Temur Basilia, the realization of these projects will allow to stop the water pollution, provide the following of the sanitary norms. The realization of the projects will free the city budget from the expenditures on the repair works of the water supply system, and the freed recourses will be used on the other priority sectors, will allow to create the totally self-financed water supply department.




PRESENTLY IN GEORGIA IS NOT REGISTERED THE DISEASE FOCUS OF THE CATTLE APHTHA AND RABIES

About this informed at the yesterday’s press conference at the Agriculture and Food Ministry the Head of the Veterinary Department Grigol Jikia. According to him, this fact was proved at the conference also by the veterinarians from the regions.




THE PROGRAM OF THE FIGHT WITH THE DANGEROUS BLAST – AMERICAN WHITE BUTTERFLY IS WORKED OUT

As was informed at the yesterday’s press conference in the Agriculture and Food Ministry, this year the American white butterfly widely pervaded Western Georgia. As it is known, this dangerous blast damages about 300 kinds of plants, prefers mulberry, which negatively tells on the silk branch, and also – on the walnut, bakhcha and garden cultures.

business

GEORGIAN AND TURKISH COMPANIES SHOW A GREAT INTEREST IN THE PARTICIPATION IN THE TENDER ON THE RAILROAD BUILDING, WHICH CONNECTS WITH KARS

Tender must end by April 28. The Tender documentation was bought by 10 companies from the Georgian side and by 25 – from the Turkish side.




DAIMLER-BENZ CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE COOPERATION WITH GEORGIA

On March 19-20 will be held the visit to Tbilisi of Jochanes Semler, the member of the supervisory counsel of the Daimler-Benz Corporation. Together with him will arrive two representatives of the German Company MTU and the representative of the Dorner System Consults.

society

ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT’S ORDER, TO PROVIDE THE HELP TO THE POPULATION THAT CAME TO HARM AS A RESULT OF THE LANDFALL IN THE VILLAGES OF THE KHULO REGION OF AJARA WERE PICKED OUT 162,000 LARI

About this informed in the press service of the Georgian President. Thus, the each suffered family will receive from the President’s fund about $2,300.