Georgian digest: excerpts

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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
 
November 12, 1998
 
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3. The President's Risky Visit to Sukhumi
 
The date of the expected meeting between Eduard Shevardnadze and
Vladislav Ardzinba, the Abkhaz leader who seems especially interested
in such talks, has not been appointed yet. The governmental safeguard
service advised the president against visiting Sukhumi. However, the
security minister believes that the Abkhaz, being anxious to solve
their problems, will hardly pose any threat.
Keti Khatiashvili. "Alia" No. 191, November 12, p. 1
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November 16, 1998

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3. If You Enjoy Sledging, You Must Enjoy Pulling the Sledge

According to the National Bank of Georgia, the leadership of the
self-proclaimed South Ossetian republic seems increasingly interested
in the Georgian national currency unit, Lari, offering Tbilisi to
create a common financial system. The NB is ready to provide the
region with enough banknotes, provided the Lari is declared the only
legal tender as in the other parts of Georgia.
Iprinda news agency. "Alia" No. 193, November 16, p. 4
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November 18, 1998

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5. Truth or Fantasy? Who Spreads It and Why?

In his recent interview with the Radio Liberty, Hizri Aldamov,
Chechnya's representative in Georgia, said the leaders of some
Georgian opposition parties, first of all ex-president Zviad
Gamsakhurdia's supporters, offered Chechnya an access to the Black Sea
through the Batumi and Poti seaports, provided Chechen military
commanders helped them come to power in Georgia. When asked by the
newspaper to identify those parties, Aldamov refused, saying that he
knew no details and that he had got this information at some rallies
of Chechen opposition. The newspaper points out that there are a lot
of small Zviadist parties which may be persecuted due to such
statements.
Irakli Gotsiridze. "Iberia-Spektri" No. 267, November 18-23, p. 3

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