Daily News February 20, 1998	Days:  18 19 20 25 26

politics

TERRORISTS, THAT HAVE TAKEN THE HOSTAGES YESTERDAY IN THE ZUGDIDI REGION, CONTINUE KEEPING THEM IN THE VILLAGE JIKHASKARI

Among the 9 hostages are UN military inspectors: Marten Molgart, colonel from Sweden, 2 captains from Uruguay – Ronald Garcia and Julio Naves, also, by yet unconfirmed data, vice-colonel of the Czech army. Terrorist demand the meeting of the President Shevardnadze with the representatives of the “legal government of Zviad Gamsakhurdia”, situated in Moscow, freeing the arrested by suspicion in participation in the attempt on the life of the Georgian President on February 9, and also 15 arrested by accusation in participation in the attempt of August 29 in 1995, and moving out of all Russian troops from the Georgian territory.




TODAY STRONGLY INCREASED THE CHANCES OF ARRESTING AND TRANSFERRING TO GEORGIA THE FORMER GEORGIAN MINISTER OF THE STATE SECURITY IGOR GIORGADZE

About this stated to journalists in Moscow the Deputy Chairman the Russian President administration Evgeni Sevastyanov. According to him, the correspondent organs of RF make everything to find the accused in the organization of terrorist act in 1995.




PRESIDENT OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA IS GOING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN THE CONFLICT ZONE

About this Vladislav Ardzinba stated at the expanded sitting of Parliament of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia. According to his words, the particular countries that support the independence of Abkhazia are ready to send to the republic military subdivisions for protecting Abkhazia.




THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON CONDUCTING THE INVENTARIZATION OF THE NORMATIVE DOCUMENTS OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA WAS HELD

In Sukhumi was held the first meeting of the commission on conducting the inventarization of the normative documents, preparing the proposals, and working out the new legislative acts of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia. At the meeting spoke the President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba.




THE MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA IS SHOCKED BY THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE ABOUT THE RETIREMENT AGE

The Minister of Labor and Social Security of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Nikolai Mistocopulo complained because of the government’s decree, according to which to the particular citizens are assigned the pensions when they reach the age of 80.

economics

THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY OF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA RECEIVED THE MISSION OF THE WORLD BANK

The first Vice-Prime Minister, the Minister of Economy Konstantin Ozgan received the WB mission from the constitution of the international evaluation commission in Abkhazia. The delegation includes the WB specialists in the branches of agriculture, energy, transport, building and communication.




THE SIZE OF THE PRODUCTION IN JANUARY OF 1998 DECREASED BY 17.7% COMPARING TO THE ANALOGOUS PERIOD OF THE LAST YEAR

According to the data from the Statistics Department, for the enterprises included in the industrial complex, this rate made 35.8%. In the country were not working 1,995 industrial enterprises out of 3,533.




FROM THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY INTO THE BUDGET WAS TRANSFERRED BY THE LINE OF TAX INSPECTION 6.2M LARI, BY THE LINE OF CUSTOMS – 4.1M LARI

According to the data of the tax inspection the February showings by 2.2 million exceed the comings of the analogous period of February. With consideration of the February showings since the beginning of the year into budget were transferred 22.5 million Lari, which by 4.1 million exceeds the analogous showings of the last year.




GEORGIA DOES NOT NEED THE IMPORT OF FLOUR

This is the opinion of the experts from the Union of Grain Producers and Processors. They allow the import only in the small amount.

business

HEWLETT-PACKARD IS GAINS A FOOTHOLD ON THE CAUCASIAN MARKET

By signing the contracts to open the service centers of Hewlett-Packard in Georgia and Armenia was completed the regular meeting of the company’s administration with the partners in Caucasus and Asian countries. During 3 days in Georgian mountainous resort Gudauri were discussed the questions connected to the strengthening of the company on the computer market in the CIS countries.

society

THE INFERIOR AND MIDDLE MEDICAL STAFF OF THE SUKHUMI’S REPUBLICAN HOSPITAL IS ON STRIKE

253 members of the medical staff of this hospital did not go to work. The reason of the strike – not received salary.




THE PSEUDO INDEPENDENCE OF ABKHAZIA BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL POPULATION POVERTY AND DESTRUCTION

About this in the interview to the issued in Tbilisi newspaper Kavkasioni informed the Deputy Security Minister of the autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Vitaly Mikhelidze. He claimed that the 25,000 Abkhazians, not talking about the population of the other nationalities left Republic.