Georgia News Digest - May 31, 2011

Pro-Western Georgia to get rid of Soviet symbols

Reuters
A monument to Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin is seen in front of an abandoned Soviet-era factory in Tbilisi, May 31, 2011. By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia will destroy Soviet-era monuments and change any street names which refer ...
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Georgian Ambassador denies Armenian citizens' involvement in recent events in ...

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Georgian Ambassador in Armenia Tengiz Sharmanashvili denies the involvement of Armenian citizens, including business people, in latest events in Tbilisi. "I don't think Armenian businessmen held posters and ran after Burdzhanadze. ...
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Georgian parliament ratifies agreement on new loan for Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway

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The Georgian Parliament has ratified an agreement to allocate Azerbaijan's credit to Georgia to construct the Marabda-Kartsakhi railway project "Baku-Tbilisi-Kars". Azerbaijan has allocated $575 million to Georgia for 25 years at an interest rate of ...
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A plot caught on tape

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As the detained members of Khachishvili's group have admitted in their testimonies, they aimed to stage armed provocations during the recent street protest rallies in Tbilisi. According to the intercepts of phone calls and confession statements of the ...
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Young Sables engage Canada

NewsDay
The Under-20 rugby team squares up against their Canadian counterparts at the Shevardeni Stadium in Tbilisi Georgia on Wednesday, with both teams hoping to avoid finishing the pool matches without a win. The match kicks off at 12pm (Zimbabwean time) ...
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Burjanadze's husband charged

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... who was leading recent anti-government protests in Tbilisi, was charged by the Georgian Prosecutor's office with "organizing attacks on policemen by a group created in advance," Georgia's Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Davit Sakvarelidze said on Monday. ...
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Abkhazia: Preparing for the Future, Post-Bagapsh

EurasiaNet
Georgian officials have not indicated whether or not the topic was discussed during a May 29-31 visit to Tbilisi by Swiss President and Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey. Switzerland currently acts as mediator between Russia and Georgia. ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 30, 2011

Last Breath of Photography

The FINANCIAL
The FINANCIAL -- Majority of people who prefer printing photos to watching them in digital format are young ladies according to photographic studios in Tbilisi , Georgia. Rising number of computers killed popularity of photo printing. ...
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IFC Helps Improve Local Food Safety Capacity in Georgia

The FINANCIAL
The FINANCIAL -- Tbilisi , Georgia, May 30, 2011—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping improve local food safety capacity in Georgia by conducting a three-day seminar for local food safety consultants to improve their ability to manage ...
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Zimbabwe: Sad Afternoon in Georgia

AllAfrica.com
Tbilisi, Georgia — THE Zimbabwe Under-20 suffered another defeat at the hands of hosts Georgia on Saturday night in their second game of Pool B of the Junior World Rugby Trophy at Avchala Stadium. Playing in the main match of the day, the Young Sables ...
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TV Audience Equals to Facebook Users in Georgia

The FINANCIAL
Not only organizations but state figures like Nika Gilauri, Prime Minister of Georgia are very active. Even the Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava held PR campaign with the help of Facebook, which was well aimed at each specific user. ...
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Tbilisi comment on Abkhaz President's death

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According to Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze, the election would not be legitimate and therefore the political situation in the region will remain unchanged, Novosti-Georgia reports. As reported earlier, President of Abkhazia Sergei ...
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Catholicos of All Armenians to pay a pontifical visit to Georgia

Public Radio of Armenia
On June 12 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will anoint the St. Etchmiadzin Church of Tbilisi, head of the Georgian Armenian Diocese Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan has informed. The Catholicos will visit ...
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Serious matters must be decided at assembly, not on streets - Georgian Patriarch

Interfax-Religion
Tbilisi, May 30, Interfax - There is no harmony in Georgia, the authorities and the opposition should talk to each other instead of causing standoff around street protests, said Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia. "Big matters should no be ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 29, 2011

Georgia crush Young Sables' hopes

NewsDay
The Zimbabwe Under-21 rugby team went down 50-19 to hosts Georgia 19 in front of a loud partisan crowd at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Saturday for their second defeat in as many matches. The victory ensured that hosts Georgia continued their ...
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Hosts maintain unbeaten record at JWRT

IRB
... Russia managed to withhold USA for a 42-36 win, and in front of a loud partisan crowd Georgia continued its unbeaten run, beating Zimbabwe 50-19 in the second round of matches at the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Tbilisi, Georgia. ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 28,2011

Nino Burjanadze agrees that killing 100-500 people is "Ok" if it brings her to power in Georgia

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Georgian Interior Ministry released a recording of the conversation that allegedly took place between the oppositionist Nino Burjanadze and her son Anzor Bitsadze. They discussed the possibility of fomenting civil war in Georgia and agreed with each other that to achieve their goals it is allowed to have "the Egyptian scenario” and the death of 100-500 people”, summed up their conversation Georgian Interior Ministry.
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Moscow Encourages Riot and Civil War in Georgia

Georgiandaily
Although the Tbilisi rallies were dwindling from day to day, Russia's MFA spoke of "mass protests" demanding the resignation of Georgia's president and government for their "ill-conceived internal and foreign policies." It accused Georgia's government ...
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PACE recognizes legitimacy of Georgian authorities to remove protesters in Tbilisi, concerned ...

Trend News Agency
... to an alternative location offered by the municipal authorities, Council of Europe representation in Georgia said in its statement. At the same time PACE rapporteurs are concerned about reports of excessive use of force in Tbilisi protest breakup. ...
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Hassler scores two tries but Canada loses 30-15 to Japan in junior rugby

The Canadian Press
TBILISI, Georgia — Jeff Hassler of Calgary scored two tries Saturday but Canada fell 30-15 to Japan at the Junior World Rugby Trophy. The loss dropped the Canadians to the bottom of Pool B at 0-2. Canada was beaten 38-9 by Georgia in the tournament ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 27, 2011

Georgia rejects EU criticism of Tbilisi violence

EUobserver.com
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Georgia's ambassador to the EU has said the European Commission made misleading statements about street clashes in Tbilisi that left almost 40 people in hospital and two dead. Speaking to EUobserver on Thursday (26 May) in ...
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Zimbabwe: Young Sables Train for Georgia

AllAfrica.com
Tbilisi, Georgia — GEORGIA Under-20 coach Paata Narimanashvili has promised to give Zimbabwe a tough time when the two sides clash in their second game of the Junior World Rugby Trophy at Avchala Stadium tomorrow night. Zimbabwe had a gym session ...
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Young Sables in make-or-break tie

NewsDay
The Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby team faces an uphill task to keep their hopes at the Junior World Rugby Trophy alive, when they clash with hosts Georgia in a make-or-break Pool B encounter at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi Saturday. ...
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Georgian Interior Ministry informs about preventing armed coup

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An armed coup has been allegedly prevented in Georgia, head of the Information and Analytical Department of the Interior Ministry Shota Utiashvili said at a news briefing in Tbilisi, Armenia Today reports. The Georgian Interior Minister denied reports ...
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Georgia to rehabilitate building of Tbilisi State Armenian ...

Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan met with Georgian Minister of Culture and Monument Protection Nikoloz Rurua.
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Georgia News Digest - May 26, 2011

Georgia cbank keeps refi rate at 8 pct

Reuters
TBILISI May 24 (Reuters) - Georgia's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 8.00 percent on Wednesday, the bank said, after monthly inflation slowed in April. The central bank has kept the refinancing rate unchanged since February, ...
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Tbilisi denies reports on blocking checkpoints at Tskhinvali region

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Tbilisi has denied reports of the de facto South Ossetian authorities that Georgian special forces had allegedly closed the checkpoints at the administrative border between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia. ...
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'Jordan, Georgia working to improve ties in all fields'

Middle East North Africa Financial Network
... groups Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Honduras, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay and Sri Lanka in addition to Jordan. Eristavi said figures and percentages indicate that economic cooperation between Amman and Tbilisi are still modest ...
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JSC Bank of Georgia UK Regulatory Announcement: Notice of AGM

Business Wire (press release)
The rights of the shareholders to participate in the meeting may be checked from 3 June 2011 with the share registrar of JSC Bank of Georgia – JSC Kavkasreestri, at 74a Chavchavadze Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia. Bank of Georgia is the leading Georgian bank ...
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Georgian Interior Ministry commented on the dispersal of a rally in Tbilisi

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On May 26 of that territory must pass a military parade in honor of the Independence Day of Georgia and after the organizers of the rally said they did not intend to diverge, the police warned them to disperse peacefully. Tbilisi City Hall officially ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 25, 2011

Toxic legacy- Scientific studies from Tbilisi State Medical University

BBC News
Other scientific studies, from Tbilisi State Medical University, have found arsenic in the blood of local children. Researchers have concluded that young people in the valley are more likely to suffer from some illnesses, such as acute chest infections ...
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Saakashvili Downplays Protest Rally, Calls it 'Masquerade'

Civil Georgia
Speaking at an opening of a new park in the Old Town of Tbilisi on May 24, Saakashvili said that in Georgia's history there had always been some feudal lords in Georgia who were going to the capitals of various empires telling them "I am the chief in ...
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Zimbabwe: Young Sables Fall to Japan

AllAfrica.com
Tbilisi, Georgia — The Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby side got off to a bad start here yesterday when they suffered a 37-24 defeat at the hands of Japan in their opening game of the Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament. With the Young Sables putting on a ...
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Georgian Central Bank Leaves Main Rate at 8% for Third Month

Bloomberg
By Helena Bedwell - Wed May 25 14:44:35 GMT 2011 Georgia's central bank left its benchmark refinancing rate unchanged at 8 percent for a third month after inflation slowed in April, the Tbilisi-based bank said on its website today. ...
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Expert: Javakhk poses no immediate threat to Georgia's territorial integrity

PanARMENIAN.Net
He noted that according to the report, the situation in Javakhk is more or less stable, and the region poses no immediate threat to Georgia's territorial integrity. "ICG's experts suggest official Tbilisi to pay attention to the region's problems, ...
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Coffee safari - Jacobs at Tbilisi Railway Station, Georgia ...

A quick double before catching a train back in time to Stalin's birthplace.
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Georgia News Digest - May 24, 2011

Georgia: Trademark Travails Hamper Tbilisi's Wine Export Aspirations

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Wine is one of Georgia's chief exports, with over 14.8 million bottles shipped abroad in 2010. A Russian embargo, imposed in 2006, closed off Georgia's main export destination for wine, forcing Tbilisi to cultivate new markets. ...
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A Street Poet At A Court Poets' Feast: Remembering Bob Dylan's Visit To Soviet ...

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Georgian musician and actor Kisho Glunchadze managed to snap this photograph of Bob Dylan in Tbilisi in 1985, shouting as he did so, "I love you, Mr. Dylan!" By Salome Asatiani As Bob Dylan turns 70 on May 24, his fans in Georgia are remembering a few ...
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Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011: A statistical preview

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The fourth IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy kicks off in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday with all eight teams involved looking to make a winning start to the tournament. Since the tournament began in 2008 there have been 2629 points scored in the 48 matches ...
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Future of Armenian churches discussed in Tbilisi

Aysor
Armenian Ambassador to Georgia, Hovhannes Manukyan met with Georgian Minister of Culture and Monument Protection, Nikoloz Rurua on May 19. N. Rurua noted that the renovation project of the building of Petros Adamian Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre ...
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The plight of the Mingrelians

The Economist (blog)
Following the brief war between Russia and Georgia in 2008 their numbers doubled, but the legal basis for their presence dissolved. Moscow now claims they are guarding the borders of independent Abkhazia; Tbilisi says they are illegally occupying ...
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Georgian Opposition May Seek Russian Military Support, RFE Says

Bloomberg
The accusations are "nothing but a black PR campaign from Baramidze," Burjanadze told reporters in Moscow today via video link from Tbilisi. "If any party in Georgia is relying on the Russian army, then it's nothing but betrayal of your own country," ...
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Young Sables succumb to Japan in JWRT opener

NewsDay
... back in the second half, but the damage had already been done as they succumbed to a morale-shattering 37-24 loss to Japan in their first match at the Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) at the Shevardeni Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday. ...
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Junior World Trophy To Be Streamed Live

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The IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy kicks off today in Tbilisi, Georgia and for only the second time in the tournament's history, the International Rugby Board will be streaming matches live and on-demand via the official tournament website ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 23, 2011

Georgia: The Javakheti Region's Integration Challenges

International Crisis Group
After the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, many outside observers, recalling that there had been violent demonstrations in Javakheti in 2005 and 2006, predicted it would be the next to seek autonomy – or more. But the situation has stabilised. Tbilisi has ...
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Young Sables start World Cup campaign against Japan

NewsDay
The Zimbabwe Under-20 rugby team will open their campaign with a tough encounter against Japan at the Shevardeni Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. The match kicks off at 1400 hours (Georgian time), 12:00pm local time. Lawler (21) who played alongside some ...
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Inflation threatens South Caucasus economic recovery

Xinhua
by Gaochao Yi TBILISI, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Despite latest IMF forecasts which expect generally sound economic prospects for the South Caucasus this year, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia would still have to be prepared for less rosy scenarios given ...
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Ilia II praying for peace in Georgia

Interfax-Religion
Tbilisi, May 23, Interfax - After a Sunday liturgy dedicated to St. Nicholas Day, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II commented on the domestic situation, saying that "very tense political and other relations" have established among people. ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 22, 2011

Georgia Calls Circassian Killings Genocide

The Moscow Times
TBILISI — Georgia's parliament has branded the 19th-century killings of the Muslim Circassian minority by Russia's tsarist forces as genocide in a resolution likely to further strain Tbilisi's ties with Moscow. Originally from the northwest Caucasus, ...
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Young Sables skipper in JWRT captains' meeting

NewsDay
... precursor to any International Rugby Board tournament is the captain's photo call and with only days until the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011 kicks off in Georgia, the eight captains came together in an iconic place in the capital Tbilisi. ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 21, 2011

Georgia Says Russia Committed Genocide in 19th Century

New York Times
By ELLEN BARRY TBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian Parliament voted Friday to recognize the 19th-century killings and deportations of ethnic Circassians by czarist Russia as genocide, a move that is likely to inflame tensions between the two countries. ...
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Tbilisi's international book festival in the pipeline
Iran Book News Agency
eleventh pavilion of the Expo Georgia Exhibition Center on Tsereteli Avenue will be the venue for the Tbilisi 13th International Book Festival, which will bring together both literature fans and publishing insiders on May 26-29. ...
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Georgia Recognizes Circassian Genocide
EurasiaNet
In a jab at Moscow, Georgia on May 20 became the first country to recognize as genocide Tsarist Russia's massive slaughter of ethnic Circassians in the mid-19th century. The decision constitutes part of Tbilisi's ongoing argument that the Caucasus is a ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 20, 2011

Georgia lawmakers call Circassian killings genocide

Reuters AlertNet
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI, May 20 (Reuters) - Georgia's parliament branded the 19th century killings of a Muslim minority by Russia's tsarist forces genocide in a resolution on Friday likely to strain Tbilisi's already troubled ties with Moscow. ...

Georgia slams Russia, de facto authorities over Sachkhere incident

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By Salome Modebadze Tbilisi has condemned a May 18 incident in Sachkhere region, when as a result of a shooting by the militaries deployed at the administrative border with Tskhinvali region, 2 Georgian citizens were wounded. One of the wounded persons ...

Saakashvili moves parliament to Kutaisi

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According to the new version of the Georgian constitution which, will be enforced in 2013, Georgia is moving to a parliamentary republic model, so the functioning of government in Tbilisi when parliament resides in Kutaisi would create some technical ...


Azerbaijani Transport Ministry announces terms of additional funding to Georgia

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A new 105-kilometer railroad branch will be constructed as a part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway. About 76 kilometers will stretch via Turkey, 29 kilometers through Georgia. Moreover, an Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi-Marabda railway section will be ...


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Carrefour to Open Georgian Store After Signing for Mall

Bloomberg
The outlet will be in the Uptown Tbilisi mall, which is located in the Georgian capital and must be completed by the end of the year, according to an e-mailed statement today from Rakeen, a developer owned by the Gulf emirate of Ras al-Khaimah. ...


Georgia can play significant role in Karabakh conflict resolution-Jerzy Buzek

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Georgia can play a significant role in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution, President of European Parliament Jerzy Buzek stated in Tbilisi . " Georgia is on good terms with both countries and it can play an important role in the settlement of this ...


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Route of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project changes

APA
This change occurred in part of railway from Akhalkalaki (Georgia) until Turkish border. That is, during geological research in this territory it was revealed that the territory enters the slip zone and due to it, it will be impossible to repair the ...

Excitement builds in Georgia for Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011

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As teams continue to arrive in the Georgian capital Tbilisi there is a growing sense of excitement in a city that will host its biggest ever rugby tournament when the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2011 kicks off on 24 May. Rugby in Georgia has become ...
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Civil Society Groups Thank EU, US for Georgia Support

Civil Georgia
In a joint address to the US embassy in Tbilisi a broad range of Georgian civil society organizations expressed on May 20 gratitude for "the outstanding support" the US has been offering to Georgia through the promotion of the democratic reforms. ...

Georgia News Digest - May 19, 2011

MIA: two Georgian citizens wounded at the administrative border with SO

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Irakli Alasania of Free Democrats, assessed the incident as a "terrible fact", adding that it indicates "how much threat the tensions in relations between Tbilisi and Moscow bear for Georgia." "It reminds once more to all of us that Georgia is under ...
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Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Tbilisi Wins The Best New Hotel Award

PR Newswire (press release)
Each of the hotel rooms in Tbilisi, as well as the restaurant and bar are fresh and modern and have a beautiful view over the city. The Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel was the first to open an international brand SPA center in Georgia. ...

European Parliament President Calls on Georgia for 'Renewed Reform Momentum'

Civil Georgia
European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, called for "renewed momentum" in Georgia's reform effort in order to deepen cooperation with EU. Buzek, who visits Tbilisi on May 19 as part of his trip to three South Caucasus states, was speaking at a joint ...


Hollywood Tries to Explain Georgia's War

The Moscow Times
By Paul Rimple On June 5, action film director Renny Harlin will be in Tbilisi to open "5 Days in August," his film about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war. Shot nearly two years ago, the long-anticipated release is sure to revive debate over how much ...
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Georgia parliament to move from Tbilisi to Kutaisi « News ...

TBILISI. May 16 (Russian General News) – Georgia's parliament is going to move from the capital Tbilisi to the country's second largest city… ...
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Obstacles facing women in Georgia discussed in Tbilisi - Rustavi 2

The meeting was held in the National Library in Tbilisi. The U.S. government, via the Development Agency, provides in Georgia funding of the projects ...
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Georgia News Digest - May 18, 2011

TAV Georgia to Launch Summer Season With Brand

The FINANCIAL

As a result of the successful negotiations carried out by TAV Georgia the operator company of Tbilisi International Airport , two new air companies have to enter Georgia's air market. Starting from 2nd of June air company Air Astana will operate ...

EU Chief Negotiator Speaks of Association Agreement Talks with Georgia
Civil Georgia

Fifth round of EU-Georgia Association Agreement was held in Tbilisi on May 16-18. Speaking at a news conference on May 18 Gunnar Wiegand, a senior official from the European External Action Service in charge of Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia ...

Officials: 2 Georgians wounded in shooting along de facto border with South ...
The Canadian Press

TBILISI, Ga. — Two people were wounded Wednesday in a shooting along Georgia's de facto border with its rebel-controlled province of South Ossetia, Georgian officials said. Five men in Russian army fatigues opened fire Wednesday on a group of 15 ...

Special Commission to decide whether to move Georgian Parliament to Kutaisi
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They are Tbilisi and Kutaisi. This format envisages holding plenary sessions in Kutaisi, and MPs' work in committees - in Tbilisi. Kutaisi is situated in western Georgia on both banks of the Rioni River at an altitude of 125-300 meters above sea level. ...


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Young Sables off to Georgia
NewsDay

The Young Sables are in Pool B with Canada, hosts Georgia and Japan and start their campaign against the latter on Tuesday next week at the Shevardeni Stadium in Tbilisi. The Brighton Chivandire-coached side will have to brace themselves for physical ...

To assist Georgia's economy
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The organization FMRS (Free Market Road Show) which was established in 2009 by the European Coalition for Economic Growth, the Austrian Economic Center and Friedrich August von Hayek Institute in Austria held a conference in Tbilisi on May 16.


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