THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE FUND EURASIA ARE ON A WORKING VISIT IN TBILISI
The President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze met the member of the Board of Directors of the Fund Eurasia, the rector of the Michigan University Peter Macferson, the regional director of the Fund Lorence Aivazyan and the regional Director of the USAID Michael Farbman. The visit of the representatives of the firm aims at the discussion of the investment possibilities in Georgia.
NOT IDENTIFIED MILITARY PLANES INFILTRATED THE GEORGIAN AIR SPACE AGAIN
According to the press-service of the Department on State Border Protection of Georgia, on August 19 at 3 p.m. 2 military planes entered Georgian territory from the side of Dagestan (from the east). After flying over the village Omalo 2 times in 5 minutes, they disappeared to the direction of Chechnia.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK THE ROLE OF THE UNOFFICIAL DIPLOMACY IN THE PEACEFUL PROCESS HAS BEEN HELD AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA
The book mainly aims at showing that the national diplomacy may play an important role in the settlement of the ethnic conflicts. The summery of the activities to this direction are presented in this book, including in particular, the materials of the Georgian-Abkhazian conference held in Sochi this year, the Georgian and Abkhazian articles regarding this conflict and the researches on the same issue.
THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL OF GEORGIA HAS CONSIDERED THE QUESTION ON KIDNAPPING PEOPLE AND ON THEIR EXTRA-JUDICIARY RESTRAINT
The information on these cases has been delivered by the Prosecutor General of Georgia Jamlet Babilashvili at the session of the National Security Council today.
The session, as usual, was held behind the closed doors, under the chairmanship of the President of the country Eduard Shevardnadze.
THE MEETING OF THE DEFENSE MINISTERS OF GEORGIA AND RUSSIA WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 23
During his meeting with his Russian counterpart Igor Sergeev in Moscow, the Defense Minister of Georgia, Lieutenant-General David Tevzadze, will discuss the questions on the co-operation of the 2 countries in the military sphere, including the presence of the Russian military bases on the territory Georgia.
On August 24 David Tevzadze is going on an official visit to China.
THE LEADER OF THE ABKHAZ SEPARATISTS IS READY TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
This is the information delivered by the Central electoral commission of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia. As it has been noted, the commission received the lists signed by some 2,000 voters.
GEORGIA PLANNING TO DISCUSS THE PROSPECTS OF THE CO-OPERATION WITH NATO
According to the information of the Foreign Ministry of Georgia, the conference will be held in highland resort Gudauri, on September 14-15. The leaders of the appropriate department of NATO, high rank western European experts as well as the Georgia representatives will take part in the work of the conference.
THE ABKHAZ SEPARATISTS DECLARE THAT THERE IS NO GROUND AND FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR ANY KIND OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM
This is the announcement made by the Foreign Minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia Sergei Shamba, commenting on the announcement of the Chairman of the CIS members countries’ intelligence service, member of the National Security Council of Georgia Lieutenant-General Shota Kviraia.
Kviraia expressed his concerns in connection of the developments in Dagestan that might flop over Abkhazia.