PRESIDENT EMPHASIZED THE MEANING OF THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT AS ONE OF THE GUARANTEES OF STABILITY AND INCONVERTIBILITY OF THE COUNTRY’S DEMOCRATIC REFORMS
As mentioned Eduard Shevardnadze in his yesterday’s radio interview, the Parliament culture envisages discussion, however eliminates the ultimatums, dictation, in any way it may come – from majority or minority. The President hoped that fractions would be conscious and cautious enough not to shake the Parliaments authority by inconsiderate demarches.
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW ANTICORRUPTION COMMISSION WITH THE GREAT FULL POWERS IS PLANNED ON MAY
President in his yesterday’s radio interview, touching the actual theme of fighting against corruption, stated, that presently is held the work on creating the legal basis for establishing the commission. Shevardnadze expressed his intention to lead personally this fight.
THE GEORGIAN REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN DEMANDS TO TAKE MEASURES TO EASE THE TENSION IN ABKHAZIA
The permanent Georgian representative of the UN Petre Chkheidze sent a letter to a General Secretary regarding the April 2 incident in Gali region. Then the subdivision of the so-called Abkhazian militia, while passing through the checkpoint of the Russian peacekeeping forces, laid a riot in the village Gudava.
IN GEORGIA WILL ARRIVE THE IRANIAN DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Murtaz Sarmadi will arrive to Tbilisi on April 24 with the official visit. About this stated the Iranian Ambassador in Georgia Akbar Akniani.
THE AMERICAN SENATOR FINDS THAT US MUST MORE SUBSTANTIALLY EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT TO THE TERRITORIAL WHOLENESS OF GEORGIA
The Georgian President on Saturday received the American Senator Sam Brownback. The Senator assured Eduard Shevardnadze in his support to the territorial wholeness of Georgia, emphasizing, that this is also the official position of Washington generally regarding the Caucasian countries.
THE GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR AT NATO WAS APPOINTED
Today by the decree of the Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze the Ambassador in the Benelux countries Zurab Abashidze was appointed also as an Ambassador at NATO. Zurab Abashidze is the President’s Press Secretary’s Vakhtang Abashidze’s brother.
THE GEORGIAN AND TURKISH EXPERTS HOLD THE CONSOLATIONS ON THE QUESTION OF BUILDING THE DAM ON THE RIVER CHOROKHI IN THE GEORGIAN DISTRICT BOARDING WITH TURKEY
At the opened today, in the resort town Kobuleti, meeting of the experts will be continued the discussion of the possible ecological consequences of the building. As it is known, the decision of the Turkish government about the power station building drew the protest of the Georgian ecological organizations (Georgia Greens and others).
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN GEORGIA WAS WORKED OUT THE PROJECT OF THE LAW “ON OIL AND GAS”
The Ministry of Fuel and Energy with the participation of TACIS prepared the legislation. The new normative act regulates the activity in the oil and gas sphere, the main locations of which were up until now defined by the organic law “On Entrails”.
PRESIDENT, AS USUAL, EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF GROWING THE MOBILIZATION OF THE BUDGET TAKINGS
As again was mentioned by Eduard Shevardnadze in his yesterday’s radio interview, should be continued the work activation in this direction by the Ministry of Finance, Tax and Customs Services, and also the Ministry of the State Property Management – aiming to increase the privatization process takings.
During the Period from April 1 to 17 by the Customs Inspection line were mobilized over 14 million Lari, which is by 11% more than analogous showings of the previous month.
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