Daily News May 24, 2000	Days:  22 23 24 25 29

politics

HEAD OF THE TURKISH ARMY LOGISTIC SERVICE VISITING TBILISI

Today Khurshid Tolon visited the 11^th motorifle brigade, deployed in Koda (14 km south of Tbilisi), where the agreement on transference of $3 million to the Defense Ministry of Georgia was signed. The sum will be utilized for bringing the brigade up to the NATO standards.




ARCHIL GEGESHIDZE THINKS THAT THREATS ON THE RUSSIAN PREVENTIVE ATTACK DOES NOT CONCERN TO GEORGIA

The head of the Georgian Presidents advisors’ group on political analysis declared about it, wile commenting the announcement of the Russian Defense Ministry made on May 22 on the readiness to conduct a preventive attack to the country delivering assistance to the Chechen rebels. Gegeshidze completely ruled out the possibility that Georgia could be considered as this country: “The leadership of Russia knows very well that Georgia has not been rendering any kind of assistance to Chechen rebels”.




THE US STATE DEPARTMENT AMBASSADOR AT LARGE VISITING GEORGIA

Today, the US State Department ambassador at large on regional conflicts in new independent states Carrey Cavanoh held a one-day visit to Sukhumi. According to the press service of the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia, Cavanoh and his deputy David Max have discussed the conflict settlement ways with Vladislav Ardzinba.




IN THE GEORGIAN SECTION OF THE SECURITY ZONE PEACEKEEPERS ROTATION ENDED, ADDITIONAL FORCES OF BOYEVIKS BROUGHT IN ABKHAZIAN ONE

As a result of the rotation in the Georgian section (i.e. on the left bank of Enguri, Zugdidi region) peacekeepers from Maikopski division have been brought in.

According to the reliable sources, some 200 boyeviks were brought in the security zone in the Gali region for the past several days.




CANDIDATURE OF SPECIAL ERRANDS MINISTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE AND SECURITY

Georgian ambassador in Russia Malkhaz Kakabadze, nominated by the President on this post, has informed deputies about his vision of the activities on a new post, noting at the same time that he would present the detailed plan lately. In his opinion, the internationalization of the conflict settlement process in Abkhazia gives some hope but the activities of the UN, OSCE and CIS can not be qualified as joint.




PRESIDENT HAS A NEW AID – ON BUDGETARY AND FISCAL ISSUES

Mirian Gogiashvili, who had worked as the assistant of the executive director in the WB headquarters since 1998, became the aid of the President. Before that he worked at the Cabinet Council of Georgia and at State Office.

economics

CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT HAS SWITCHED TO THE EXTRAORDINARY OPERATING CONDITIONS

According to the Ministry of Tax Revenues, the round-the-clock staff has been created at the Department, as for the central apparatus employees, they are conducting the system control of the customs checkpoints. Customs officers state their intention to provide the total recording of goods entering the country.




TO CO-ORDINATE FLOW OF TAX REVENUES THROUGH BANKS DECIDED

According to the Ministry of Tax Revenues, the special group is created to that end. Its activities will be to provide the smooth movement of budget funds mobilized by the tax inspection.

business

TENDER ON POTI PORT 7^TH TERMINAL LEASING FOR 20-25 YEARS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON

According to the Deputy State Property Management Minister Merab Gabunia, the tender which is going to be announced right after the formation of a new government, will last for 4 months. The second ferry quay and the 7^th container terminal will be transferred to the specially created operator companies.




LLC GEORGIAN SHIPPING COMPANY IS THE OWNER OF 2 SHIPS ONLY

As the company’s head Aleko Shavadze informed Sarke, both of the ships, with the tonnage of 40 and 70 tones, are the operative ones. In order to rehabilitate the fleet the Georgian Shipping company asks to grant it with the tax privilegesand suggests as well creation of special investment fund.




ABKHAZIA AND BULGARIA CONSIDERING POSSIBILITY ON JOINT CIGARETTE PRODUCTION

According to the information from Abkhazia, the representatives of the Bulgarian company Bulgartabak have discussed the possibility over the creation of the Abkhaztabak joint enterprise for manufacturing tobacco products.




ABSENCE OF DOCUMENTS CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE PRIVATIZATION OF SHIPS WITHDRAWN FROM ABKHAZIA

This is the information delivered at the State Property Management Ministry. According to Pridon Partsvania, the head of the organization-information branch of the Abkhaz Autonomy’s State Property Management Ministry, the documentations on ships assigned to the Sukhumi port earlier have stayed with separatists, laying claims to them.