CONSTITUTIONAL STALEMATE IN GEORGIA.
Georgian parliamentchairman Eduard Shevardnadze told Tbilisi Radio August 7 thatthe draft constitution, or at least its main provisions, may soonhave to be submitted to
GEORGIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS FAIL TO AGREE ON DRAFT CONSTITUTION.
The Georgian parliament remains deeply decided on the issuesof federalism, the structure of the future legislature, and thepowers of the executive, as it continues its... MORE
MOSCOW PRESSES GEORGIA TO FEDERALIZE.
Russia´s specialenvoy for the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, Nikolai Medvedev,told Interfax July 26 that Moscow wants Georgian president EduardShevardnadze to allow representatives of Abkhazia and South... MORE
GEORGIA TO CONDUCT JOINT EXERCISES WITH RUSSIAN ARMY.
Georgianmilitary personnel will conduct joint exercises with Russian forcesat the end of August, Russian radio reported July 24. Earlierthis year, Armenian military personnel also participated... MORE
GEORGIA HOPES FOR RUSSIA ASSISTANCE AGAINST SEPARATISM.
Georgianpresident Eduard Shevardnadze said July 24 that the resolutionof the Abkhaz and South Ossetian issues would become the "touchstone"of relations between Tbilisi and Moscow, Interfax... MORE
MOSCOW WANTS GEORGIAN, OSSETIAN UNITS WITHDRAWN FROM SOUTHOSSETIA.
Maj. Gen. Anatoly Merkulev, commander of Russianpeacekeeping forces in South Ossetia, said that his men did notneed any help from Georgian and Ossetian forces and... MORE
GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT WANTS RUSSIAN UNITS WITHDRAWN FROM ABKHAZIA.
The Georgian parliament has proposed that Russia be askedto remove its peacekeeping units from Abkhazia so that Tbilisicould reestablish its authority in that region, NTV... MORE
ABKHAZIANS WARN AGAINST RETURN OF MORE GEORGIAN REFUGEES.
Abkhazleader Vladislav Ardinba told the Russian commander in his regionthat any attempt to exceed the current quota for the return ofGeorgian refugees to Abkhazia would... MORE
ABKHAZIA WON’T TAKE GEORGIAN REFUGEES BACK
. Various Abkhazofficials, including security service chief Astamur Tarba, declaredin media interviews, and to the Russian military command, thatthey would repel any attempt at refugee... MORE
MOSCOW DIRECT AID TO ABKHAZIA TO INCREASE DESPITE GEORGIANPROTESTS.
A Russian governmental commission empowered to ascertainAbkhazia's relief needs announced July 10 that it would recommendgiving Abkhazia 90 billion rubles in aid, rather than the... MORE