GEORGIA’S NEW SECURITY MINISTER TO REFORM THE SERVICES.
Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze yesterday nominated Major-General Vahtang Kutateladze to the post of State Security Minister. The nomination is certain to be approved by the... MORE
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS TROOPS WILL STAY IN GEORGIA.
Foreign Minister Irakly Menagarishvili announced yesterday that Georgia has requested explanations from Moscow on Defense Minister Igor Sergeev's statement that Russian ground forces will continue... MORE
PURGE IN GEORGIA’S DEFENSE MINISTRY.
Defense Minister Davit Tevzadze on October 24 dismissed the commander of the western group of forces, Major-General Zaur Uchadze, the head of the armed forces'... MORE
GEORGIA UPDATE.
Georgian authorities report the apprehension of approximately a dozen Zviadists, military and civilian, who were involved in the October 19 abortive putsch (see the Monitor,... MORE
A ZVIADIST MUTINY IN THE GEORGIAN ARMY.
More than 200 soldiers, supporters of the late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia, rebelled against President Eduard Shevardnadze yesterday in western Georgia, a traditional Zviadist territory. They... MORE
UNITED STATES PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA’S BORDER FORCES.
Georgia's Border Protection Department announced yesterday that the United States is assisting, financially and technically, the development of Georgia's border protection forces. This year, Washington... MORE