GEORGIAN CHIEF OF STAFF APPOINTED.

President Eduard Shevardnadze has appointed Major-General Johnny Pirtskhalaishvili to the post of chief of staff of the armed forces. Pirtskhalaishvili, 51, is a graduate of... MORE

GEORGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER NADIBAIDZE REPLACED.

Georgia's Defense Minister, Lieutenant-General Vardiko Nadibaidze, resigned yesterday at the request of President Eduard Shevardnadze. An emergency meeting of the National Security Council--chaired by Shevardnadze--held... MORE