Daily News August 30, 1999	Days:  26 27 30 31 01

politics

WE WILL NOT ONLY FIGHT CORRUPTION BUT WILL GIVE A CHANCE TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF TO PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH IT

The president of Georgia commenting on the last week’s important economic events, connected with the British company ITS, which started its activities in Georgia in his radio interview today stressed that is directed against corruption. He noted the cases of corruption appear in the significant layers of the society.




THE RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS’ MANDATE IN THE CONFLICT ZONE OF ABKHAZIA EXPANDED TO THE AND OF THE YEAR

This decision was adopted at the session of the national Security Council of Georgia, held on August 29. The session was held under the chairmanship of the President of the country, behind the closed doors.




THE GEORGIAN BORDERGUARDS WILL BE TRAINED IN TURKEY

Today, 16 officers of the frontier troops of Georgia are leaving for Turkey, where they will be trained for two weeks by a special program. Before that, they took special courses in Georgia under the tutelage of the Turkish specialists and received appropriate certificates.




THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CO-OPERATION AMONG THE CIS COUNTRIES’ SECRET SERVICES DISCUSSED IN MOSCOW

The Director of the Federal Frontier Service of Russia Nicolai Patrushev met with the Chairman of the Council of the CIS countries’ Intelligence Service, the member of the National Security Council of Georgia Shota Kviraia on August 28 in Moscow. Shota Kviraia is visiting the capital of Russia at present.




THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED COMMUNIST PARTY OF GEORGIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION OF GEORGIA

This is the information delivered by leader of the Communist Party Panteleimon Giorgadze during his meeting with the journalists in Zestaponi. We’ll remind to you that Giorgadze has been expelled from the slates of the National-Patriotic Union (left wing forces).

economics

SHEVARDNADZE NOTED THE GREAT PERSPECTIVES OF THE BLEAK SEA COST OF GEORGIA

As the President of Georgia declared in his radio interview today, the questions considered by them, regarding the project on construction of the terminal of oil in the village Kulevi (Samegrelo region) transported by the Georgia railway from the Middle Asia, last week as well as the projects on development of the ports in Anaklia and Supsa, gives occasion to that. All these, in his words, serves as a source for the budget income and creation of some new job places.




THE PEASANTS RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATES ON THE LAND OWNERSHIP

The certificates were handed to the 50 peasants of the Caspi region (The Shida Kartli region) on August 28. The process of giving certificates is continuing in Kvemo Kartli, Imereti, Guria and Samegrelo regions.

society

THE CREATION OF CAUCASIAN JOURNALISTS FREE AND OPEN UNION DECIDED

The creation of the Union has been initiated by the Georgian, Abkhaz and South Ossetian journalists who participated in a 3-day meeting, held in Warsaw on August 28. They think that the Union will serve as a connecting-link to the idea of peaceful Caucasus.




FLOOD IN GEORGIA

Almost annual precipitation fell in the capital of Georgia during one hour. Because of the heavy rainfall, the height of water making up half meter at some places, some streets became impassable for the people and transport in Tbilisi.




7 GEORGIAN HOSTAGES RELEASED

The released Georgian citizens arrived in Tbilisi on august 29. They noted that the vice-president of Chechnia Vakha Arsanov played a great role in their liberation.