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Georgia News Digest - June 21, 2011

Georgia: Tbilisi Creating Black List for Soviet Political Elite, KGB Collaborators

EurasiaNet
Georgia's political establishment makes little distinction between the former Soviet Union and today's Russia; even less so after Tbilisi's 2008 war with Russia. Some observers believe that the charter targets the past as a way to contend with the ...
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Georgia: Parliament on the Move?

EurasiaNet
Georgia's legislature is getting ready to quit the capital Tbilisi. If all goes according to plan, the new legislative seat will soon become Georgia's second city, Kutaisi. The Georgian parliament gave its preliminary endorsement June 21 to the ...
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US warship in Georgia on training mission

Georgiandaily
The US Navy cruiser Monterey equipped with a ballistic missile defence system arrived in the Georgian port of Batumi for a three-day call to hold training with local coastguards, the US embassy in Tbilisi said. "The USS Monterey is operating in the ...
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ATU Duty Free Georgia opens "Wines of Georgia" store at Tbilisi International ...

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With the support of the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia, ATU Duty Free is going to transform one of its stores at Tbilisi International Airport into a meeting point for wine enthusiasts and experts who would like to enjoy some of the finest wines of ...
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Georgia probes opposition protest crackdown

Hurriyet Daily News
Prosecutors in ex-Soviet Georgia said on Monday that they were probing allegations that riot police used excessive force to break up an opposition protest in Tbilisi last month. "The possible excessive use of force by certain representatives of law ...
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Relocation of Next Parliament to Kutaisi Endorsed

Civil Georgia
Its construction in Georgia's second largest city of Kutaisi costs about USD 34.7 million, according to a ruling party lawmaker. A constitutional amendment envisaging relocating the next Parliament from capital Tbilisi to the country's second largest ...
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Tbilisi condemns detention of Georgian citizens in Tskhinvali

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These incidents indicate that violating human rights on Georgia's occupied territories is a daily practice," Kalandadze said "It is a preplanned policy of Russian occupants, which demonstrates that they want to ignore international community's calls on ...
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Vanuatu, Abkhazia play out odd couple farce

Georgiandaily
US-backed Tbilisi's arch foe Moscow was the first to recognise Abkhazia as an independent state after defeating Georgia in a brief war in 2008. The Kremlin then permanently stationed thousands of troops there -- a move described by Georgia and some of ...
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US Aegis Vessel Sails to Georgia

Global Security Newswire
The Aegis warship docked at the Georgian port of Batumi in order to participate in a three-day training event with regional coast guards, the US Embassy in Tbilisi said. "The USS Monterey is operating in the Black Sea to conduct joint maritime training ...
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Armenian and Georgian churches should develop relations - bishop

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
... the visit of Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II to Georgia, said Chancellor of the Mother See Bishop Arshak Khachatrian. In particular Karekin II was prevented from visiting Surb Norashen church in Tbilisi and Surb Nshan church in Akhaltskha. ...
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Job (Cambridge): Head Teacher -Tbilisi, Georgia - idealist.org

At this time, WorldTeach is seeking a Head Teacher to aid in the administration of its new partnership with Teach & Learn with Georgia (TLG).
www.idealist.org/view/job/JdMx8tcWgbfP/


Tbilisi concert hall

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