MOSCOW WANTS GEORGIAN, OSSETIAN UNITS WITHDRAWN FROM SOUTHOSSETIA.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GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT WANTS RUSSIAN UNITS WITHDRAWN FROM ABKHAZIA.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
GEORGIA TO BE PART OF RUSSIAN ENERGY NETWORK.
Officialsfrom the Russian energy joint stock company Rosenergo arrivedin Tbilisi July 10 to negotiate the establishment of a Georgian-Russianjoint-stock company to produce and distribute electricity,... MORE
GEORGIA CONSENTS TO FEDERALIZATION.
Elaborating on Georgianpresident Eduard Shevardnadze's recent remarks, Tbilisi's ambassadorin Moscow Vazha Lodkipanidze told Russian journalists July 6 thatGeorgia is now prepared to negotiate federal arrangements... MORE
GEORGIA SETS ELECTIONS.
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GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES CATCH ANOTHER TERRORIST GROUP.
Tbilisiannounced that it had disarmed another Georgian terrorist groupthat had infiltrated the city, Moscow's Echo radio reported June30. In other developments there, the sit-in protesting... MORE
GEORGIA: KEY OFFICIALS
Georgia: Key Officials GEORGIA--KEY OFFICIALS Abashidze, Aslan.........................................................Chairman,Adzhar parliament Ardzinba, Vladislav......................................................Presidentof Abkhazia Babilasvili, Dzhamlet....................................................ProsecutorGeneral Chanturia, Giorgi..........................................................Chairman,Georgian National Democratic Party Chikvaidze, Aleksandr...................................................ForeignMinister Georgadze, Igor.............................................................SecurityMinister Gudzhadbidze, Gen. Nodar.............................................Commander,Military... MORE