On September 25 Georgia officially introduced the lari as its national currency and sole legal tender. Within one week, residents are entitled to trading in... MORE

Georgian Prime Minister Otar Patsatsia warned a UN representative in Tbilisi September 21 that his country has lost all confidence in Russian (officially CIS) peacekeeping... MORE

In Tbilisi on September 15, Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Georgian head of state Eduard Shevardnadze signed a treaty giving Russia long-term use of... MORE

Head of state Eduard Shevardnadze's irreconcilable opponent Jaba Ioseliani announced September 14 his withdrawal from the presidential race, charging that the state authorities were preventing... MORE

According to his press secretary, Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin will meet with Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze and other officials during the one-day official visit.... MORE

On Georgian radio September 10, state leader Eduard Shevardnadze confirmed National Bank president Nodar Djavakhishvili's September 8 surprise announcement of the imminent introduction of Georgia's... MORE

After three days of on-and-off discussions, the latest round of Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations, mediated by Russia and the UN, broke down in Moscow September 1. Russia's... MORE

On her second visit to Georgia in the space of one month, Turkish prime minister Tansu Ciller conferred with Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze in Tbilisi... MORE

In approving thenew constitution, the Georgian parliament set simultaneous parliamentaryand presidential elections there for November 5, Russian radioreported August 25. Moscow Radio Notes Falling Standard... MORE

The Russian foreign ministry sharply criticized Abkhazia for failingto live up to its earlier agreements with Moscow and Tbilisi,Russian radio reported August 23. On August... MORE