Daily News August 31, 1999	Days:  27 30 31 01 02

politics

THE GEORGIAN POLITICIANS ON EXTENSION OF THE RUSSIAN PEACEKEEPERS’ MANDATE IN ABKHAZIA

The Chairman of the Security Council of the Ajara Autonomic Republic, one of the representatives of the Revival Union of Georgia Valeri Gelbakhiani declared that he completely supports this decision. In his opinion, it is early to speak about the withdrawal of the peacekeeping forces as well as the Russian military bases, as Georgia is unable to provide security in the country independently so far.




THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS ON THE YOUTH AFFAIRS

Today, the Georgian government is opening the 3^rd Summer University of the representatives of the European establishment responsible for the youth affairs, at the highland resort Gudauri under the auspices of the European Union. The representatives of the 25 European countries are participating in it.




THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CHECHNYA ACCUSES RUSSIA OF THE ATTEMPTS OF CREATING DESTABILIZATION IN AJARA

The vice-president of Chechnya Vakha Arsanov, who is undergoing a treatment in Georgia, declared that he has an information on the attempts of the certain forces in Russia to create a destabilization in Ajara and to involve the Chechen boyeviks in it. In Arsanov’s opinion this is not strange at all.




TURKMENISTAN COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE REPAIRED ATTACK PLANES IN GEORGIA

2 planes of the Turkmenistan’s air forces Su-25, repaired at Tbilisi aviation factory, have already flied to Ashgabad. The work done by the Georgian experts ensures the further co-operation between the factory and the air forces of the Turkmenistan.




GEORGIA PROTESTS AGAINST TOTSKY’S DECLARATION ON THE POSSIBLE LIFTING OF THE ECONOMIC BLOCKADE ON ABKHAZIA

The President of Georgia called premature and illiterate the announcement made by the leader of the Federal Frontier Service of RF Konstantin Totsky on the possible lifting of the economic blockade on Abkhazia. In Shevardnadze’s words, the decision has been made by the Council of the heads of the CIS countries and it can be changed only on the same level.

business

THE QUEUE OF THE GEORGIAN IMPORTERS IN FRONT OF THE ITS OFFICE

We’ll remind to you that from August 23 the British company ITS started the pre import customs control. Since that time long queues of the businessmen, wishing to get the certificate on the permission of importing goods, forth of which exceeds $5,000, have been lined up in front of the Tbilisi office of the company.




THE SPACE REFLECTOR WORKED OUT IN GEORGIA IS GETTING READY TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET

This is the information delivered by the director general of the Institute of the Space Installations Elguja Medzmariashvili, leading the group of the creators of the reflector, successfully passing the tests both on the land and in the space. In his words, the works on preparing of the technical documentation of the reflector-antenna, Philippines placed first orders on which.

society

UN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON REFUGEES’ AFFAIRS WILL VISIT GEORGIA AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER

The UN High Commissioner on Refugees Sadako Ogata will visit Georgia on September 4-7. During her visit, she will meet the President of the country, the Chairman of the Parliament, the State Minister and other officials.




4 CRIMINALS DETAINED IN RUSSIA RENDERED TO THE GEORGIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES

They have been wanted by the law enforcement bodies of Georgia on suspicion of willful murders. The suspects were detained by the law enforcement bodies of RF in the framework of the agreement concluded between the Interior Ministry of Georgia and Russia.