Georgia

Georgia Accuses Pro-Russian Breakaway Region of Shelling Its Territory

Georgian authorities on Monday accused forces from the breakaway region in Abkhazia of shelling several Georgian-controlled villages, The Associated Press news agency reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 12, 2007

US Approves NATO Membership for Ukraine and Georgia

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to endorse further enlargement of the NATO alliance which will allow admission of two former Soviet republics — Ukraine and Georgia, the Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 7, 2007

Georgia to Extradite Tycoon Patarkatsishvili to Russia

The Georgian authorities have agreed to extradite Badri Patarkatsishvili, a media and financial tycoon, to Russia, the Civil Georgia web-site reported on Wednesday quoting a report by the Imedi Television, co-owned by Patarkatsishvili.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Body of First Georgian President Found in Chechnya

A coffin with purported remains of Georgia’s president who was overthrown in 1992 and died the following year under mysterious circumstances was unearthed Saturday in the Chechen capital, his son said, the Associated Press reported March 5.

Popularity: 1% [?]

March 5, 2007

Georgia Won’t Buy Russian Gas

Georgia has declined to order any Russian natural gas for 2007, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told Interfax journalists.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 22, 2006

Russia Urges Georgia to Abandon Confrontation

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on the Georgian authorities to give up their anti-Russian policy and to allow their people to have better relations with Russia in the future.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 19, 2006

Georgia’s PM Says He Enlisted U.S. Support Against Russia

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Georgia’s Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli says he is confident he has enlisted full US support in the event of future diplomatic showdowns between the former Soviet republic and Russia, AFP reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 15, 2006

Georgian PM Pledges Loyalty to West During U.S. Visit

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli said that his country is successfully redirecting its economy away from Russia and turning toward the West, the Associated Press news agency reported December 13.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 14, 2006

Russia Completes Military Hardware Withdrawal From Georgia

The last train carrying military hardware and property owned by units of the Group of Russian Troops in the Transcaucasia that are being withdrawn from the Tbilisi garrison has left for Armenia, the group’s deputy commander Col. Vladimir Kuparadze told the Interfax news agency on Thursday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Georgia`s Prime Minister in U.S. for Talks on NATO, Russia Relations

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Georgia’s Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli met US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Trade Representative Ambassador Susan C. Schwab in Washington DC Monday, the Associated Press news agency reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 12, 2006