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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

Trend News Agency
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

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
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

Boxscore News
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. ...

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