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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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

Trend News Agency
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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