Georgian Digest

Reply-To: [email protected]
Sender: [email protected]
From: MINELRES moderator <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:47:16 +0300 (EET DST)
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Subject: Georgian Digest

From: MINELRES moderator <[email protected]>

Original sender: CIPDD <[email protected]>

Georgian Digest


ANNOTATED DAILY HEADLINES
OF THE GEORGIAN PRESS
 
Compiled by the Caucasian Institute for Peace, Democracy and
Development (CIPDD)
 
Text: Tamara Shamil
English version: Guram Dumbadze
Editor: Emil Adelkhanov-Steinberg
 
August 24, 1998
 
1. Shevardnadze Backed the Anti-Terrorist Action of the USA
 
"We cannot but support the measures aimed to fight terrorism and
punish terrorists," Eduard Shevardnadze commented on the recent U.S.
bombing of terrorist camps in Afghanistan and Sudan. 
"Meridiani 44" No. 97, August 24-26
 
2. A Ukrainian Warship in the Poti Sea Port
 
On August 24 - Independence Day of Ukraine and Constitution Day of
Georgia - the large landing ship "Lev Olshansky" of the Ukrainian Navy
paid a friendly visit to Poti.
"Akhali Taoba" No. 232, August 24
 
3. What Did Primakov and Ardzinba Chattered About in Sochi?
 
Evgeny Primakov, the Russian foreign minister, and Vladislav Ardzinba,
the Abkhaz leader, have recently met in Sochi. The results of their
talks have not been made public so far. "Take it easy: Mr. Primakov
merely invited Ardzinba, his former post-graduate student in the
institute of Oriental Studies, to take supper," one of the high
ranking officials of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
"Meridiani 44" No. 97, August 24-26
 
4. The Akhalkalaki Armenians Threatened to Divorce Their "Georgian
Brothers"
 
In his recent interview with the Georgian TV, Ervad Sheranian, one of
the leaders of Djavakh, the Armenian nationalistic organisation of
Akhalkalaki, said unless the Akhalkalaki district was granted
autonomy, local Armenians would "divorce their Georgian brothers" in a
civilised way. Commenting on the fact, Irina Sarishvili-Chanturia, the
leader of the National Democratic Party, said the parliament of
Armenia might help solve the problem, while its passive role may be
regarded as support of separatism. Michael Saakashvili, the leader of
the parliamentary group of the Citizens' Union of Georgia, believes
that the extremism may be neutralised by a law on territorial
arrangement of Georgia and strong local self government. The Georgian
parliament, in his words, will debate the issue this autumn.
"Resonance" No. 231, August 24

-- 
==============================================================
MINELRES - a forum for discussion on minorities in Central&Eastern
Europe

Submissions: [email protected]  
Subscription/inquiries: [email protected] 
List archive: http://www.riga.lv/minelres/archive.htm
==============================================================