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Nachrichten - News - 2004-2003 Mikheil Saakashvili - Micheil Saakaschwili 3rd President of Georgia - 3. Präsident von Georgien >> http://www.civil.ge/eng/category.php?id=86 31 Dec. '04 Saakashvili to Visit Ukraine on New Year’s Eve  30 Dec. '04 Transcript of Mikheil Saakashvili’s Speech  30 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Hails 2004 as a Huge Success, but Refrains from Commenting on Failures  30 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of Opposition’s Unpopularity  30 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Evaluates 2004  29 Dec. '04 Labor Party Leader Claims he Survived Assassination Attempt  28 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Travels to Akhalkalaki  28 Dec. '04 Group of MPs Demand Samegrelo Governor’s Resignation  27 Dec. '04 Ombudsman Speaks of Mukhrovani Incident  27 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Congratulates Yushchenko on his Victory  25 Dec. '04 Saakashvili: Ukraine’s Right Choice to Help Georgia  24 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Meets with Experts over South Ossetia, Abkhazia  23 Dec. '04 Putin for Finalizing Framework Agreement with Georgia  22 Dec. '04 Former Military Ombudsman Speaks of Army Problems  22 Dec. '04 2005 Draft Budget Unveiled  22 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Expects USD 200 Million from Privatization  22 Dec. '04 Saakashvili: ‘Deserting Soldiers’ Must be Punished  21 Dec. '04 Opposition Protests ‘Covert’ Deal to Sell Georgian Shipping Co.  20 Dec. '04 Soldiers Protest Against “Social Hardship”  18 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Encourages Appointment of Ethnic Minorities on High Positions  18 Dec. '04 Tbilisi Works towards Abkhazia, South Ossetia Peace Plans  18 Dec. '04 Tbilisi Offers Abkhazia, South Ossetia Federal Arrangement  17 Dec. '04 Bagapsh Pledges to Introduce Russian Legislation in Abkhazia  17 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Restore Territorial Integrity Peacefully  16 Dec. '04 Bagapsh: Abkhazia’s Integration into Georgia not on Agenda  16 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of New Defense Minister  15 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Denies Split within the Government  15 Dec. '04 New Cabinet Nominated  15 Dec. '04 Government Reshuffle Announced  14 Dec. '04 Georgian PM Responds to Civil Society Leader’s Criticism  13 Dec. '04 New Rector of Tbilisi State University Elected  13 Dec. '04 Defense Minister Blames ‘Certain Officials’ for Fuelling Speculations  13 Dec. '04 Tbilisi State University to Elect Rector  12 Dec. '04 PM Vows New Cabinet will Take ‘Serious Steps’ towards NATO  10 Dec. '04 President Appoints New Governor of Kvemo Kartli, Sets Priorities for Region  9 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Visits Adjara  9 Dec. '04 Azeri NGOs Concerned over Azerbaijanis Rights in Georgia  9 Dec. '04 Tax Benefits Granted to Print Media  9 Dec. '04 Zhvania Confirms Anticipated Cabinet Reshuffle  8 Dec. '04 Cabinet Reshuffle Postponed  8 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Supports Tax Exemption for Media  8 Dec. '04 Saakashvili: No Urgent Need to Reshuffle Government  8 Dec. '04 Officials Silent Despite Speculations on Cabinet Reshuffle  7 Dec. '04 Reports: Major Reshuffle in Government Anticipated  6 Dec. '04 Rivals Turn into Allies  5 Dec. '04 New Abkhaz President Prepares for Inauguration, But Outgoing Leader Refuses to Resign  5 Dec. '04 U.S. General Discusses Military Assistance Program in Georgia  4 Dec. '04 Ardzinba Accuses Saakashvili of Meddling in Abkhazia's Affairs  4 Dec. '04 Presidential Representative Position in Kodori Gorge Abolished  3 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Hails Ukrainian Supreme Court’s Ruling  3 Dec. '04 Bagapsh Frustrated by Saakashvili Statement, Rejects Dialogue  3 Dec. '04 Tbilisi Sides with Bagapsh, Calls on Moscow for Restraint  3 Dec. '04 Saakashvili Comments on Abkhazia, Supports Bagapsh  2 Dec. '04 Georgian PM to Visit U.S.  2 Dec. '04 U.S. Ambassador Meets with Georgian President  30 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Furious over Russian Media Coverage of Ukraine  30 Nov. '04 World Bank Executive Director Visits Georgia  30 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of Progress after Rose Revolution  29 Nov. '04 Georgian-Italian Business Forum Opens in Tbilisi  26 Nov. '04 No breakthrough in Abkhaz Crisis  24 Nov. '04 U.S. Senate Honors Georgia on Anniversary of Rose Revolution  24 Nov. '04 Georgia, Italy Boost Economic Ties  24 Nov. '04 Georgia Pledges Support to Ukrainian People  24 Nov. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Gets Ready for Reintegration  23 Nov. '04 Georgia Celebrates First Anniversary of ‘Rose Revolution’  23 Nov. '04 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Visits Georgia  22 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Outlines Priorities at Party Congress  22 Nov. '04 Ruling Party Elects Leadership  22 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of Territorial Integrity at Party Congress  22 Nov. '04 High Expectations Mixed with Disappointment Dominates One Year After  22 Nov. '04 Ruling Party Holds Congress  21 Nov. '04 Russia Denies Plotting to Sabotage Georgian Energy System  20 Nov. '04 New Hydro Power Plant Opens in Georgia  20 Nov. '04 Georgian MP Warns over Possible Sabotage against Energy Facilities  18 Nov. '04 Election Watchdogs Oppose New Rules for Composition of CEC  17 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Meets with NGO Leaders  17 Nov. '04 U.S. Reiterates Support to Georgia  16 Nov. '04 Georgia Reluctant to Reopening U.S. Citizen Murder Case  16 Nov. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Focuses on Professional Army  15 Nov. '04 President Orders to Set up Gendarmerie  15 Nov. '04 Bagapsh Comments on Situation in Abkhazia  12 Nov. '04 Saakashvili, Kuchma Discussed Bilateral Relations  10 Nov. '04 Q&A with Military Expert Kakha Katsitadze  10 Nov. '04 Governor Enrolled in Reserve Forces  9 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Congratulates Bush on Re-Election  9 Nov. '04 Tbilisi Deploys Reserve Forces Battalion Near Tskhinvali  9 Nov. '04 Parliament Discusses Draft on Financial, Tax Amnesty  8 Nov. '04 Opposition MPs Set Up New Party  6 Nov. '04 Zhvania, Kokoev Sign Disarmament Deal  5 Nov. '04 Defense Minister Comments on Reforms, IPAP, U.S. Military Aid  5 Nov. '04 U.S. Announces New Military Assistance Program for Georgia  5 Nov. '04 U.S. Offers Additional Training, as Georgia Boosts Presence in Iraq  4 Nov. '04 Georgia Matters for the NATO  4 Nov. '04 Saakashvili Welcomes Bush Re-Election  4 Nov. '04 Saakashvili: U.S. to Launch New Military Assistance Program  4 Nov. '04 NATO Secretary General Meets with Georgian President  4 Nov. '04 NATO Secretary General Visits Georgia  3 Nov. '04 Abkhaz Presidential Contenders Seek Crisis Solution in Moscow  3 Nov. '04 NATO Secretary General to Visit Georgia  2 Nov. '04 Georgia Condemns Russia’s Interference in Abkhazia  1 Nov. '04 Q&A with Legal Expert Davit Usupashvili  1 Nov. '04 Russian Transport Minister Visits Georgia  30 Oct. '04 NATO Approves Georgia’s IPAP  28 Oct. '04 Ex-Chief of GIOC to Advise Azeri Oil Company  28 Oct. '04 Western Think-Tank, Media Representatives Visit Georgia  27 Oct. '04 Draft over Tax Amnesty Finalized  27 Oct. '04 President Instructs Government to Double Pensions  27 Oct. '04 Changing Face of the Georgian Democracy  27 Oct. '04 Tbilisi Mayor Sacks District Head for ‘Precious’ Gift  26 Oct. '04 Address by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities  26 Oct. '04 EU Special Envoy Visits Georgia  26 Oct. '04 NATO Secretary General to Visit Georgia  26 Oct. '04 PACE Monitoring Group Visited Ex-Interior Minister in Pretrial Cell  26 Oct. '04 OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Visits Georgia  26 Oct. '04 New Ambassador to the Vatican Appointed  26 Oct. '04 CEC: Pro-Governmental MP Candidates Lead By-Elections  26 Oct. '04 Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Georgia  26 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Hospitalized with Wrist Injury  24 Oct. '04 Guns Found at Concert Attended by Georgian, Armenian Presidents  23 Oct. '04 Kocharian Meets Zhvania, Burjanadze  23 Oct. '04 Budgetary Debate Continues  22 Oct. '04 Saakashvili, Kocharian Hold Talks  22 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of Preferences in MP By-Elections  22 Oct. '04 Defense Minister Visits South Ossetia  22 Oct. '04 Armenian President Visits Georgia  21 Oct. '04 Demilitarization to Top Agenda of South Ossetia Talks  21 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Says Energy ‘Saboteurs Destroyed’  21 Oct. '04 Saakashvili: Talks over South Ossetia Can Not Drag on Forever  20 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Describes Budgetary Dispute as a ‘Natural Process’  20 Oct. '04 Why Has the Chief of Rustavi 2 TV Stepped Down?  20 Oct. '04 Blast in Downtown Tbilisi  20 Oct. '04 Powell Sees ‘Rose Revolution’ as an Example of U.S.-Russian Cooperation  19 Oct. '04 Georgia Concerned over Russia’s Border Policy  19 Oct. '04 New President of GIOC Appointed  19 Oct. '04 U.S. Ambassadors Meet with Saakashvili  18 Oct. '04 Civil Watchdogs Blow the Whistle  18 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Warns ‘Bribe-takers’  18 Oct. '04 Civil Society Leaders Criticize Authorities over “Intolerance” towards Opposition Opinion  18 Oct. '04 An Open Letter of Civil Society Representatives to President Saakashvili  18 Oct. '04 Civil Society Leaders Criticize Authorities over “Intolerance” towards Opposition Opinion  18 Oct. '04 Civil Watchdogs Blow the Whistle  17 Oct. '04 BTC Pipe Linked at Azeri-Georgia Border  16 Oct. '04 European Parliament's Resolution on Georgia  15 Oct. '04 Saakashvili: Situation Strained in Abkhazia  15 Oct. '04 NATO Hails Georgia’s IPAP  15 Oct. '04 Javier Solana’s Address on Georgia  14 Oct. '04 Latvia Pledges to Support Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic Aspirations  14 Oct. '04 Deputy Foreign Minister Resigns to Head Rustavi 2 TV  13 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Comments on Abkhazia Elections  11 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Tours Baltic States  11 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Criticizes Customs Chief Again  10 Oct. '04 Government to Propose Draft Law to Boost Reserve Forces  10 Oct. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia will not Host Foreign Military Bases  9 Oct. '04 Cautious Optimism as American Investors Explore Georgia  8 Oct. '04 Saakashvili Slams Customs Chief  8 Oct. '04 Government Works over Draft Law on Tax Amnesty  8 Oct. '04 Saakashvili: Economic Growth Needed for Territorial Integrity  7 Oct. '04 NATO Delegation Visits Georgia  7 Oct. '04 Norwegian Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  4 Oct. '04 Georgian Foreign Minister Speaks on Tbilisi-Moscow Ties  4 Oct. '04 CEC: Khajimba Wins Presidency in Breakaway Abkhazia  3 Oct. '04 Saakashvili: Abkhazian Elections Illegitimate  1 Oct. '04 Tbilisi University Rector Resigns  30 Sep. '04 New Chief of Tbilisi-based Abkhaz Government Appointed  30 Sep. '04 International Forum on Globalization Opens in Tbilisi  29 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Holds Talks with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister  29 Sep. '04 Igor Ivanov: Russia Seeks to Improve Relations with Georgia  29 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Touts Educational Reforms as ‘Necessary’  29 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Nominates New Chief of Tbilisi-Based Abkhaz Government  29 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Appoints New Governors in Western Georgia  28 Sep. '04 Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  27 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Meets with Parliamentary Majority  23 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Prolongs U.S. Visit  23 Sep. '04 Breakaway Regions Reject ‘Stage-by-Stage’ Conflict Settlement Plan  22 Sep. '04 Saakashvili’s UN Speech Focuses on Conflict Resolution, Relations with Russia  22 Sep. '04 Georgia Hunts for Friends, But Comes up Short  22 Sep. '04 Georgia Proposes ‘New Mechanics’ for Relations with Russia  22 Sep. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Will Not Have Any Foreign Military Base  22 Sep. '04 Georgian Troops in Iraq to Serve in UN Mission Protection Forces  22 Sep. '04 Saakashvili's Speech at UN General Assembly  22 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Proposes ‘Stage-by-Stage’ Conflict Settlement Plan  21 Sep. '04 Saakashvili: Tbilisi will not be Confrontational with Russia  19 Sep. '04 Putin, Saakashvili Discuss Terrorism during Phone Talks  19 Sep. '04 Saakashvili to Address UN Session  18 Sep. '04 Georgia Hopes to Restore its Voting Right at the UN  18 Sep. '04 Kidnapped Georgians Released in South Ossetia  17 Sep. '04 Kokoev: Georgia Plans Aggression  17 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Pledges Amnesty for Army Deserters  17 Sep. '04 Saakashvili: Russia will not Cut Air Traffic  17 Sep. '04 Tbilisi Says Putin-Saakashvili Talks were ‘Successful’  17 Sep. '04 CIS Summit Reveals Rift in Russo-Georgian Relations  17 Sep. '04 Romano Prodi Visits Georgia  16 Sep. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Meet in Astana  16 Sep. '04 Putin, Saakashvili Spar at CIS Press-Conference  15 Sep. '04 Interior Troops Abolished, Units Merged with the Defense Ministry  15 Sep. '04 President Putin’s Comments on Georgia  15 Sep. '04 Opposition MPs Set up New Party  15 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Left for CIS Summit  11 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Threatens to Confiscate Moscow's Mayor's Assets in Abkhazia  10 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Rules out Hostilities with Abkhazia  10 Sep. '04 GIOC President Dismissed  10 Sep. '04 Experts Predict No Warming in Russo-Georgian Relations  9 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Vows Safety for Investors  9 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Calls for ‘Fair’ Judicial System, as New Chairman of Supreme Court Takes Office  9 Sep. '04 Russian Foreign Minister Says Tbilisi Impedes Cooperation  9 Sep. '04 Tbilisi Braces for Russia’s Policy Response to Beslan  8 Sep. '04 IDPs Vacated Hotel in Central Tbilisi  7 Sep. '04 Parliament to Debate over South Ossetia  7 Sep. '04 People Stuck at Border, Journalists – in Vladikavkaz  6 Sep. '04 Opposition Slams Government for ‘Failed South Ossetian Operation’  6 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Urges Putin to Help in Release of Georgian Journalists  6 Sep. '04 Tbilisi Seeks Expansion of OSCE Mandate in Georgia  6 Sep. '04 Border with Russia Remains Closed  4 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Demands Release of Georgian Journalists Detained in Beslan  4 Sep. '04 Georgia Heightens Security on Border with Russia  3 Sep. '04 Georgia Sends Ambulance Cars to North Ossetia  3 Sep. '04 Saakashvili: North Ossetian Hostage-Taking is a “Tragedy”  2 Sep. '04 Government Urges Lawmakers to Endorse Liberal Tax Code  2 Sep. '04 Saakashvili Offers Russia ‘Broad Cooperation’ to Combat Terrorism  2 Sep. '04 Saakashvili: Tbilisi will not Allow to Freeze South Ossetian Conflict  31 Aug. '04 Pulling Back Troops, Georgia Calls for European Help  31 Aug. '04 Putin Meddles in Abkhazia Presidential Race  30 Aug. '04 Firebrand Russian MP Protests at Georgian Embassy in Moscow  27 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Left for Athens  27 Aug. '04 Cabinet Finalizes Draft Tax Code  26 Aug. '04 Saakashvili: Corruption Persists among ‘Lower Level Officials’  26 Aug. '04 Georgia Demands from Russia Training Ground's Handover  26 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Reshuffles Leadership of Armed Forces, Calls for Reserve Army Buildup  26 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Calls for Reserve Forces Buildup  26 Aug. '04 Russia Denounces Tbilisi’s “Military Rhetoric”  25 Aug. '04 New Chief of Staff Appointed  25 Aug. '04 Ex-Chief of Staff Becomes Military Attaché to Russia  25 Aug. '04 Chief of Staff Iukuridze Sacked  25 Aug. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Wants Peace with Russia  25 Aug. '04 Cabinet Discusses Tax Code  24 Aug. '04 Russia Denies Buildup of its Military at Georgian Border  24 Aug. '04 Georgia Accuses Russia of Possible Military Intervention  24 Aug. '04 Saakashvili: Troops’ Pullout Strengthened Georgia’s Position  24 Aug. '04 Tbilisi Concerned Over Buildup of South Ossetian Military  21 Aug. '04 OSCE Welcomes Georgian Troops’ Withdrawal from South Ossetia  20 Aug. '04 Russia Welcomes Georgian Troops’ Pullout from South Ossetia  20 Aug. '04 Georgia Pulls Out Troops, Hands Over Key Positions in South Ossetia  20 Aug. '04 U.S. Hails Georgian Troops' Pullout from South Ossetia  20 Aug. '04 Georgia Hands Over Strategic Heights to Joint Peacekeepers, Pulls Out Extra Troops  19 Aug. '04 Conflicting Reports Prevail over Shellings near Tskhinvali  19 Aug. '04 Georgia Gives “Last Chance for Peace” in South Ossetia  19 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Offers Deal to South Ossetia  19 Aug. '04 Death Toll Climbs to 12 in South Ossetia  18 Aug. '04 Putin Refuses to Visit Georgia  18 Aug. '04 Fresh Fighting Shatters Short-Lived Ceasefire Deal  18 Aug. '04 Three Dead as Fighting Resumes in South Ossetian  17 Aug. '04 Georgia Say Ceasefire Deal Not Enough for Lasting Peace  17 Aug. '04 Tbilisi Offers Troop Withdrawal in Exchange for Peace  16 Aug. '04 Tbilisi Insists on Direct Talks with Kokoev, Amid Clashes in South Ossetia  16 Aug. '04 Georgia Seeks Urgent International Conference over South Ossetia  14 Aug. '04 Ceasefire Agreement Violated in South Ossetian Conflict Area  14 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Meets with U.S. Ambassadors  13 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Avoid Ethnic Cleansing in Tskhinvali Region  13 Aug. '04 Turkey Offers Political and Economic Cooperation with Georgia  12 Aug. '04 Georgian Side Seeks Talks with South Ossetian Separatists  12 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Underscores Key Tasks for Conflict Resolution  12 Aug. '04 Georgian Authorities Vow to Avoid Armed Conflict in Tskhinvali Region  12 Aug. '04 Turkey Reiterates its Full Support to Georgia  11 Aug. '04 Turkish Prime Minister Visits Georgia  10 Aug. '04 Amid Moscow Talks, Breakaway Abkhazia, South Ossetia Increase Armament  10 Aug. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Seeks to Adjust Relations with Russia  10 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Leaves for Ukraine  9 Aug. '04 Georgia to Procure Israeli Assault Rifles  9 Aug. '04 For Once, Budget Targets Revised Upwards  6 Aug. '04 Tensions Escalate between Georgia and Russia  6 Aug. '04 Russia Ready to Defend its Citizens in Abkhazia  6 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Urges BP to Observe Environmental Safety Measures  6 Aug. '04 Saakashvili, Powell Discuss South Ossetia  5 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense  4 Aug. '04 Russian Foreign Ministry Warns Georgia Against Firing at Vessels  4 Aug. '04 Georgian Authorities Distribute Pensions to Ossetian Population  4 Aug. '04 Interior Ministry Under Fire  4 Aug. '04 Saakashvili to Discuss South Ossetia in the US  4 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Open Fire for Violating Georgian Territorial Waters  4 Aug. '04 Security Council Discusses PM’s Visit to Tskhinvali Region  4 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Appoints New Cabinet Member of Ossetian Ethnicity  3 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Leaves for United States  2 Aug. '04 Saakashvili Meets with Adjarian Cabinet Members  31 Jul. '04 National Security Council Discusses South Ossetia  30 Jul. '04 Tbilisi, Tskhinvali Blame One Another for Opening Fire  30 Jul. '04 Georgia Wants to Boost Military Cooperation with Israel  30 Jul. '04 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Visits Georgia  30 Jul. '04 Georgia Simplified Visa Requirements with Russia  29 Jul. '04 Georgia’s New Envoy to Russia to Focus on Framework Agreement  28 Jul. '04 Georgian, Israeli Presidents Hold Talks  28 Jul. '04 BP Chief, Georgian President Discuss BTC  28 Jul. '04 New Peace Process Needed for South Ossetia  27 Jul. '04 Georgia Seeks Alternative Gas Supply from Iran  27 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Visits Israel  27 Jul. '04 Environmental Concerns Halt BTC  26 Jul. '04 OSCE Envoy Discusses South Ossetia with Georgian Leadership  26 Jul. '04 Q&A with MP Giga Bokeria over South Ossetia  26 Jul. '04 Armenian PM Visits Georgia  23 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Meets With Foreign Diplomats  23 Jul. '04 EU Helps Georgia with ‘Rule of Law’  22 Jul. '04 UN Watches Developments in South Ossetia  20 Jul. '04 Georgia Protest Arms Delivery to South Ossetia, Threatens to Abandon Peace Deal  20 Jul. '04 Tbilisi Claims Armament Moved into South Ossetia  20 Jul. '04 Head of Adjarian Government Approved  20 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: Georgian Forces to Remain in South Ossetia  20 Jul. '04 Chairman of Adjarian Parliament Elected  20 Jul. '04 Adjarian Parliament Convenes  19 Jul. '04 Georgia to Have New Patrol Police  19 Jul. '04 President to Set up Council to Monitor Human Rights  19 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Visits South Ossetian Conflict Zone  18 Jul. '04 Strategic Roki Pass to Top Next Round of South Ossitia Talks  16 Jul. '04 Georgia, Russia Resume Talks over Framework Agreement  16 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: Volunteer Armed Groups Left South Ossetia  16 Jul. '04 Court Remanded Ex-Audit Chief  15 Jul. '04 South Ossetia Talks Resume in Moscow  15 Jul. '04 Talks Resume over Russo-Georgian Framework Agreement  15 Jul. '04 Europe Remains Ambiguous in Its South Caucasus Neighborhood  15 Jul. '04 U.S. Special Envoy Visits Georgia  15 Jul. '04 CIS Chief Executive Visits Georgia  15 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Calls on West to Put Pressure on Russia  15 Jul. '04 Georgian President, OSCE Chief Discuss South Ossetia  14 Jul. '04 JCC Takes a Break in Moscow Talks over South Ossetia  14 Jul. '04 “Hard Talks” over South Ossetia Launched in Moscow  13 Jul. '04 NGOs Talk with Government 'Bittersweet'  13 Jul. '04 Georgia Seizes Russian Aid Bound for South Ossetia  13 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Visits UK, Seeks Military Assistance  13 Jul. '04 Georgian President Meets with UK Defense Secretary  12 Jul. '04 NGOs Talk with Government ‘Bittersweet’  12 Jul. '04 Russia Denies Siding with South Ossetian Side  12 Jul. '04 South Ossetia Crisis Recedes, but Russia-Georgia Arms Row Persists  12 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: Russian Peacekeepers “Sided with Separatists”  12 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: Armed Conflict Avoided in South Ossetia  12 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Leaves for London  12 Jul. '04 Tskhinvali Talks Fail; Hostages Still Held  11 Jul. '04 Georgia Talks Tough with Russia over South Ossetia  11 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: Certain Forces in Russia Prepare for Aggression Against Georgia  11 Jul. '04 Georgian Security Chief Visits Moscow  10 Jul. '04 Georgian Security Chief to Visit Moscow  10 Jul. '04 Russia Demands Withdrawal of Georgia’s Extra Troops  10 Jul. '04 Russia Adopted Statement over South Ossetia  10 Jul. '04 Tbilisi Warns Moscow over South Ossetia  10 Jul. '04 Georgia Set up Special Center to Tackle South Ossetia Crisis  10 Jul. '04 Georgia Refuses to Return Russia’s Seized Arms to South Ossetia  10 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Regain Control over South Ossetia Amid Sporadic Shootouts in Breakaway Region  10 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Gain Control over South Ossetia “Soon”  10 Jul. '04 Powell, Saakashvili Discussed South Ossetia  9 Jul. '04 Kokoev Blinked  9 Jul. '04 Georgian Soldiers Released  9 Jul. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Discussed South Ossetia  9 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Meets With PM, Security Minister  8 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: We Know How to Deal with the South Ossetian Crisis  8 Jul. '04 Tbilisi Says "No" to the Use of Force, Despite Attacks on Georgian Checkpoints in South Ossetia  8 Jul. '04 Russian Ambassador: Situation in South Ossetia Extremely Tense  8 Jul. '04 PM Meets with Foreign Diplomats over South Ossetia  7 Jul. '04 Georgian Government Heads for Major Embarrassment  6 Jul. '04 Sozar Subeliani to be Nominated as Ombudsman  6 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Criticizes Police for Violent Break up of Rally  6 Jul. '04 President Meets with NGO Leaders  6 Jul. '04 President Meets with NGO Leaders  6 Jul. '04 UK Foreign Office Minister Visits Georgia  6 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Visits Iran  5 Jul. '04 EU Commissioner Visits Georgia  5 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Hopes to Bring Abkhazia Back in 3 Years  5 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Signs Document on Adjara’s Constitutional Powers  5 Jul. '04 Georgian President Hails “Warm Talks” with Putin  4 Jul. '04 Georgia, Russia to Ease Visa Requirements  3 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Attends Informal CIS Summit  2 Jul. '04 Saakashvili: NATO, U.S. Troops will not be Deployed in Georgia  2 Jul. '04 Georgia Threatens to Confiscate Moscow's Mayor's Assets in Georgia  2 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Rules out Use of Force in South Ossetia  2 Jul. '04 South Ossetia, Military Bases to Top Saakashvili-Putin Talks  2 Jul. '04 Saakashvili to Push Proposal on Joint Anti-Terrorism Center  2 Jul. '04 Georgia Simplifies Visa Process for Russian Citizens  2 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Visits Moscow  1 Jul. '04 Law on Adjara’s Constitutional Powers Approved  1 Jul. '04 Georgia Boycotts South Ossetia Talks Again  1 Jul. '04 Saakashvili Says NATO Summit was a Success for Georgia  1 Jul. '04 New Ambassador to Russia Nominated  30 Jun. '04 NATO Treads Carefully in South Caucasus  30 Jun. '04 Four Republican MPs Quit Ruling Coalition  30 Jun. '04 Bush, Saakashvili Meet in Istanbul  29 Jun. '04 Russia Says Good Will Needed to Solve Military Bases’ Issue  29 Jun. '04 Italian Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  28 Jun. '04 Saakashvili: Turkish PM, Businesmen to Visit Georgia  28 Jun. '04 Results of Adjara Polls Announced  28 Jun. '04 Government Saves Rustavi 2 TV from Bankrupcy  27 Jun. '04 Tbilisi Increases Control over Adjara by Imposing ‘Nominal Autonomy’  27 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Foresees ‘Revolution’ in South Ossetia  26 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Leaves for NATO Summit  25 Jun. '04 New Chairman of Supreme Court Approved  25 Jun. '04 Russia Intensifies Diplomatic Efforts over South Ossetia  25 Jun. '04 Saakashvili to Visit Moscow  24 Jun. '04 Ambassador in Russia Nominated as Chairman of Supreme Court  23 Jun. '04 ‘Think-Tank’ Republicans to Quit Ruling Coalition  23 Jun. '04 Russia, Georgia Resume Talks over Military Bases, but No Breakthrough Anticipated  22 Jun. '04 CoE Comments on Adjara Elections  22 Jun. '04 Russia Calls on Georgia for Peaceful Settlement of Conflicts  22 Jun. '04 Ruling Party Slams Republicans  21 Jun. '04 Republicans to Suspend Cooperation with Ruling Party  21 Jun. '04 Two-Party Parliament Elected in Adjara  21 Jun. '04 Early Official Results Say Pro-Saakashvili Party Leads Polls  21 Jun. '04 Election Watchdog Announces Unofficial Results of Adjara Polls  21 Jun. '04 SEC Delays Announcement of Early Results of Adjara Polls  21 Jun. '04 Pro-Saakashvili Party Leads Polls in Adjara  20 Jun. '04 Officials Protest against Petition to Annul Adjara’s Autonomy  20 Jun. '04 CEC: Elections Valid in Adjara  20 Jun. '04 Adjara Goes to Polls  19 Jun. '04 Adjara Elects Parliament  18 Jun. '04 CoE Monitors Polls in Adjara  18 Jun. '04 EU Boosts Ties with Georgia  18 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Backs Debt-Stricken Rustavi 2 TV  17 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Campaigns in Adjara on the eve of Local Elections  17 Jun. '04 South Ossetia: Activism of the Georgian Government Tests International Efforts  15 Jun. '04 Georgia Open to Privatization  14 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Holds Phone Talks with Putin  14 Jun. '04 Georgia's Ambassador in Russia May Chair Supreme Court  14 Jun. '04 Georgia, Azerbaijan Vow to Boost Cooperation  14 Jun. '04 Azeri President Visits Georgia  13 Jun. '04 Controversial Reports over Deployment of Extra Arms Flare Tensions in Ossetia  11 Jun. '04 Ruling Party Meets in Adjara  11 Jun. '04 Supreme Court Chairman Resigns  11 Jun. '04 Estonian Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  10 Jun. '04 Parliament Approves New Cabinet  7 Jun. '04 Parliament Will Discuss New Cabinet  7 Jun. '04 Georgian Delegation Visits NATO Headquarters  6 Jun. '04 Special 'Dual Citizenship' Commission Formed  4 Jun. '04 Parliament Postpones Approval of New State Auditor  3 Jun. '04 MCA Official Discusses Assistance Proposals in Georgia  3 Jun. '04 Three Georgian Soldiers “Lightly” Injured in Iraq  2 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Grants Citizenship to the New Economy Minister  2 Jun. '04 Georgia, Russia at Odds Over South Ossetia  2 Jun. '04 Georgian State Minister, Security Chief Hold Talks in Tskhinvali  2 Jun. '04 Railway Chief to Visit Tskhinvali  1 Jun. '04 Tbilisi Seeks Closer Ties with Breakaway South Ossetia  1 Jun. '04 Georgian MoD Officials Inform NATO over Defense Policy  1 Jun. '04 Russian-based Tycoon Nominated as Georgia’s Economy Minister  1 Jun. '04 Tycoon to Become Georgia’s Economics Minister  1 Jun. '04 Saakashvili Sends Reconciliatory Signals to South Ossetia  1 Jun. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Discuss Breakaway South Ossetia  1 Jun. '04 Tbilisi Outlines Proposals for Reconciliation with Breakaway South Ossetia  31 May. '04 Ruling Party Members at Odds over Adjara Elections  31 May. '04 Business Forum Hopes to Improve Russian-Georgian Economic Ties  30 May. '04 MP Quits Ruling Party  29 May. '04 Opposition MPs Campaign for Lifting Adjara’s Autonomy  28 May. '04 Tbilisi, Moscow to Launch Talks over Easing the Visa Regime  28 May. '04 Saakashvili: U.S. to Grant Georgia $500ml in Frames of MCA  28 May. '04 13 Parties Run in Adjara Elections  28 May. '04 Russia’s Big Business Comes to Georgia  27 May. '04 Russian Businessmen to Discuss Investments in Georgia  27 May. '04 Breakaway Regions Reject Calls for Reunification  26 May. '04 President Backs Imereti Governor Amid Protests  26 May. '04 Saakashvili Attended Military Parade in Adjara  26 May. '04 Saakashvili Speaks of Peace Amid Show of Force  26 May. '04 Putin Congratulated Saakashvili on Independence Day  26 May. '04 President to Grant Dual Citizenship to Georgians Living Abroad  26 May. '04 Georgia to Send More Troops to Iraq  26 May. '04 Saakashvili Calls on Abkhaz, Ossetian Sides for Talks  26 May. '04 Military Parade Marked Independence Day  26 May. '04 Independence Day Marked by the Largest Ever Military Parade  25 May. '04 Russia, Georgia Vow to Boost Economic Ties  24 May. '04 Saakashvili: A Strong Economy Will Reunite Georgia  24 May. '04 Breakaway South Ossetia Elects Parliament  24 May. '04 Georgia to Ease Customs Procedures on Turkish Border  20 May. '04 Parliament Lifted Immunity from MP Suspected of Extortion  20 May. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia, Turkey ‘Natural Allies’  20 May. '04 Abkhaz, Georgian Sides Discuss Security Issues  20 May. '04 NGOs Suffer with Brain Drain  20 May. '04 Georgian-Abkhaz Talks in Sukhumi  20 May. '04 Saakashvili Visits Turkey  19 May. '04 Saakashvili to Disclose Abkhazia Concept on May 26  19 May. '04 President Vows to Crackdown on Corrupt Officials Amid Arrest of MP  19 May. '04 MP Arrested for Alleged Extortion  19 May. '04 Commission Set up over Adjara’s Constitutional Powers  19 May. '04 Russia’s Ivanov Visits Georgia  19 May. '04 EBRD President Visits Georgia  18 May. '04 Venice Commission Discusses Georgian Constitution  18 May. '04 Georgia, CoE Conflict “Over”  18 May. '04 Georgian Speaker Says ‘Incident’ with CoE Over  17 May. '04 Russian Security Chief Discussed Abkhazia in Tbilisi  17 May. '04 Tbilisi Works over Concept of Abkhazia Conflict Settlement  17 May. '04 Tbilisi Outlines Adjarian Autonomy’s Powers  17 May. '04 Russian Security Chief Visits Georgia  16 May. '04 Georgia Hopes Romania to Assist in European Integration  15 May. '04 Adjara Prepares for Fresh Elections  14 May. '04 Republican Party Leader Launches Batumi Mayor Bid  14 May. '04 Abkhaz Side Fears of Incursion  14 May. '04 Saakashvili Visits Romania  13 May. '04 Saakashvili to Announce Abkhazia Concept on May 26 - State Minister  13 May. '04 Conflict with CoE Softened  13 May. '04 Opposition Movement to Abashidze's Regime Disbanded  12 May. '04 UK Concerned over Georgia, CoE Dispute  12 May. '04 Georgian Foreign Minister to Meet CoE Secretary General  11 May. '04 PACE Official Denies CoE’s ‘Pro-Abashidze Stance’  11 May. '04 Georgia Angered over CoE  11 May. '04 CoE Denies its Envoy was Expelled from Georgia  10 May. '04 Date for Adjarian Elections Set  10 May. '04 Georgia Wants to Expel CoE Envoy  10 May. '04 Late President’s Ally Released  10 May. '04 Saakashvili Hails Disarmament Process in Adjara  10 May. '04 Number of Ministries Cut in Adjara  10 May. '04 Road Link Restored with Adjara  9 May. '04 Saakashvili Slams CoE Secretary General over Adjara  8 May. '04 Adjara Boosts Government’s Financial Hopes  8 May. '04 Interim Council Set Up in Adjara  7 May. '04 Tbilisi Tackles Problems in Post-Abashidze Adjara  7 May. '04 Railway Chief to Lead Interim Commission to Run Adjara  7 May. '04 Opposition MPs Seek for Lifting Adjara’s Autonomous Status  7 May. '04 Russian, Georgian Foreign Ministers Pledge Cooperation  7 May. '04 CoE Secretary General Relieved at Peaceful Outcome in Adjara  6 May. '04 Parliament Gave a Go-Ahead to Direct Presidential Rule in Adjara  6 May. '04 EU, OSCE Welcome Peaceful End to Adjara Crisis  6 May. '04 Adjara Celebrates Abashidze’s Departure  6 May. '04 PM: Elections to be Held within 5-6 Weeks in Adjara  6 May. '04 Renegade General Arrested  6 May. '04 Saakashvili in Batumi  6 May. '04 Abashidze Flees Georgia  6 May. '04 Saakashvili: Abashidze Fled  6 May. '04 Abashidze Resigned  5 May. '04 Russian Security Chief Meets Abashidze in Batumi  5 May. '04 Russian Security Chief Mediates in Adjara Crisis  5 May. '04 Tbilisi Dispatched Mine Clearers to Adjara  5 May. '04 Abashidze Shows No Signs of Stepping Down  5 May. '04 Saakashvili Offers Abashidze to Flee Adjara, Guarantees Security  5 May. '04 Burjanadze: Crisis will End Soon  5 May. '04 Presidents Spokesman: Russian Security Chief to Visit Batumi  5 May. '04 Putin, Saakashvili Discuss Adjara  5 May. '04 Batumi Oil Terminal Mined  5 May. '04 Talks Underway with Abashidze  5 May. '04 Protest Vigil in Batumi to Prompt More Rallies  5 May. '04 Protest Vigil in Batumi  5 May. '04 Major Rally in Adjara Mounts Pressure on Abashidze  4 May. '04 Tensions Grow, as Abashidze Shows no Signs of Backing Down  4 May. '04 Saakashvili Addressed Adjarians  4 May. '04 Parliament demands Abashidze's Resignation  4 May. '04 U.S. Calls upon Abashidze to Disarm Militia  4 May. '04 Abashidze Rules Out Disarmament  4 May. '04 U.S. Condemns Adjarian Leader  3 May. '04 Saakashvili Rules out Use of Force in Adjara  3 May. '04 Tensions Mount, Time for the Political Settlement is Running Out in Adjara  3 May. '04 CoE Alarmed over Adjara Developments  2 May. '04 Opposition Activists Beaten Up, Arrested in Batumi  2 May. '04 Moscow Calls Tbilisi for Restraint  2 May. '04 Saakashvili Gives ‘Last Chance’ to Abashidze  2 May. '04 Saakashvili Gives 10-day Ultimatum to Abashidze  2 May. '04 Abashidze Says Explosion of Bridges was a Self-Defense  2 May. '04 National Security Council to Discuss Situation in Adjara  2 May. '04 Time for the Political Solution is Running Out in Adjara  2 May. '04 Adjara Blows up Key Bridges, Cuts Road Links  1 May. '04 Chief of Adjarian Paramilitary Group Defies Abashidze  1 May. '04 Russia to Host World Chess Championship instead of Georgia  29 Apr. '04 Labor Party Held Protest Rally  29 Apr. '04 Sensing Abashidze Weakness, Tbilisi Treads a Tough Line  29 Apr. '04 South Caucasus Leaders Met in Warsaw  29 Apr. '04 Kmara in Adjara  28 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Sees Abashidze as a Major Obstacle for Investments  28 Apr. '04 Interior Minister Threatens with “Police Operation” in Adjara  28 Apr. '04 Tbilisi Works over Legal Base to Hold Early Elections in Adjara  28 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Visits Poland  27 Apr. '04 Agriculture Minister Denied Entry to Adjara  27 Apr. '04 U.S. Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Adjara Crisis  26 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Softens Stance, Wants Snap Elections in Adjara  26 Apr. '04 Georgian President Visits Ukraine  25 Apr. '04 State of Emergency in Adjara Prompts Saakashvili’s Military Rhetoric  24 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Threatens with Use of Force to Stop County’s Breakup  24 Apr. '04 Ruling Party Takes Over Parliamentary Posts  24 Apr. '04 MPs Urge Government to Disarm Militia in Adjara  23 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Denies Alleged Plans over Adjara Incursion  23 Apr. '04 Germany, Georgia Pledge Cooperation  23 Apr. '04 Officials in Tbilisi Say Abashidze’s Legitimacy Undermined  23 Apr. '04 Abashidze Fears of ‘Special Operation’ in Adjara  22 Apr. '04 Abashidze to Disband Adjarian Security Ministry  22 Apr. '04 Adjara Tops Saakashvili’s Opening Speech at Parliamentary Session  22 Apr. '04 New Parliament Convened  22 Apr. '04 German Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  22 Apr. '04 Georgian Authorities Plan Adjarian End-Game  21 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Says Abashidze is Losing Grip on Power  21 Apr. '04 25th Brigade Redeployed to Tbilisi  21 Apr. '04 President Appoints Inaugural Session of New Parliament  21 Apr. '04 Russian, Georgian Border Guard Chiefs to Discuss Cooperation  21 Apr. '04 Parliament’s Inaugural Session Postponed  20 Apr. '04 Q&A with Former Chairman of Central Election Commission  20 Apr. '04 Cabinet Reshuffle Anticipated  20 Apr. '04 Saakashivili: Renegade Commander will be Punished  20 Apr. '04 Batumi-Based Military Unit Mutinies  19 Apr. '04 Ex-CEC Chief Becomes Tbilisi Mayor  19 Apr. '04 Chief of Batumi-Based Military Unit Mutinies  19 Apr. '04 CEC Chairman Resigns  19 Apr. '04 EU Flags to Fly over Georgian Governmental Offices  18 Apr. '04 Georgia’s New Parliament Endorsed by CEC  17 Apr. '04 Individual Entrepreneurs will be Tax Exempt  16 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Cautious over Abashidze  16 Apr. '04 Mediator Businessmen Discussed Adjara with President  16 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Urges Cautious, Systemic Approach to Solve Adjara Problem  16 Apr. '04 Batumi-Based Military Unit’s New Commander Appointed  15 Apr. '04 Russia Reiterates Neutrality in Adjara Crisis  15 Apr. '04 Adjarian Opposition Met President Saakashvili  15 Apr. '04 Mediator Businessmen Hopeful, but Situation far from Clarity  15 Apr. '04 New Chief of Civil Aviation Department Appointed  15 Apr. '04 Analyst: Georgian Revolution Holds no Lessons for Armenia  15 Apr. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Held Phone Conversation  15 Apr. '04 Big Business Mediates Adjara Crisis  15 Apr. '04 Businessmen Meet Abashidze to Mediate Adjara Crisis  14 Apr. '04 CEC Chief Urges President to Secure Rule of Law in Adjara  14 Apr. '04 Tbilisi Tries to Tackle Adjarian Conundrum with International Efforts  13 Apr. '04 PM Informed President over Batumi Talks  13 Apr. '04 Tensions Grow, as Abashidze Says No to Disarmament  13 Apr. '04 Zhvania Meets Abashidze  13 Apr. '04 Prime Minister will Try to Broker Disarmament Deal  12 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Offers Adjarians Payment for Surrendering Arms  12 Apr. '04 Interior Minister Demands Disarming of Abashidze Supporters  12 Apr. '04 Tbilisi Resumes Talks with Abashidze, but the War of Words Continues  11 Apr. '04 Saakashvili says Territorial Integrity is a Top Priority  9 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Threatens to Disband the Adjarian Parliament  9 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Calls on Abashidze to Disarm Paramilitary Forces  8 Apr. '04 President Ordered Adjarian Leader to Release Asanidze  8 Apr. '04 NATO Calls Russia, Georgia for Talks over Military Bases  8 Apr. '04 Controversy Persists over Batumi-Based Military Unit  8 Apr. '04 European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Georgia  8 Apr. '04 ECHR to Announce Judgment over Asanidze Case  7 Apr. '04 Saakashvili, Scheffer Discussed Georgia’s NATO Prospects  7 Apr. '04 EU Reaffirms Support for Reforms in Georgia  6 Apr. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Discussed Security Issues  6 Apr. '04 President’s Envoys Perform Duties in Adjara  6 Apr. '04 President Wants British Airways to Resume Flights in Georgia  6 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Visits Brussels  5 Apr. '04 President Demands to Curb Corruption in Customs  5 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Calls on Adjarian Leader for Accepting New Rules  5 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Hails Reimbursement of Funds by Corruption Suspects  5 Apr. '04 PM: Business Climate Still Worries  4 Apr. '04 President's Envoys Left for Batumi to Monitor Port and Customs  3 Apr. '04 Commander of Adjara-based Military Unit Dismissed  3 Apr. '04 Tbilisi Claims Adjara Behind Plot to Assassinate Saakashvili  2 Apr. '04 Adjara Tops Post-Election Agenda  2 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Met MPs elected in Single-mandate Constituencies  2 Apr. '04 Zhvania, Abashidze to Discuss Distribution of Constitutional Powers  2 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Steps up Military Rhetoric  1 Apr. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Curb Illegal Armed Groups  1 Apr. '04 Armenian Security Chief Visits Georgia  31 Mar. '04 Distribution of Seats in the New Parliament  31 Mar. '04 Georgian, Russian Ministers Discussed Cooperation  31 Mar. '04 Abashidze’s Party Fails to Secure Parliamentary Seats  30 Mar. '04 Abashidze’s Party Improves Standing, but Still Fails to Clear Threshold  30 Mar. '04 Votes in Adjara Boost Revival’s Hopes for Parliamentary Seats  30 Mar. '04 International Observers Preliminary Statement on Elections  29 Mar. '04 Labor Party Rallies to Protest Ballot Fraud  29 Mar. '04 PVT Results Boost Rightist Opposition’s Hopes  29 Mar. '04 CEC Announces Preliminary Results of Polls  29 Mar. '04 Removing the Thorn in Georgia's Rose Revolution  29 Mar. '04 Prime Minister Hails Adjara Polls  29 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Hails Poll Results, Warns Abashidze  28 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Held Free and Fair Elections  28 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: Ruling Party Won Elections in Adjara  28 Mar. '04 Exit Polls Suggest Georgia will Have One-Party Parliament  28 Mar. '04 CEC Chief Alarmed over Adjarian Elections  28 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: Elections are Held in Calm Conditions  28 Mar. '04 Officials, Observers Describe Election Process as “Normal”  28 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Traveled in Regions before Voting  28 Mar. '04 Putin Comments on Georgia  28 Mar. '04 Polling Stations Opened  27 Mar. '04 Georgia to Elect Parliament in Rerun Polls  27 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Calls for High Voter Turnover  27 Mar. '04 Saakashvili to Dispatch Premier to Adjara on Elections Day  26 Mar. '04 Adjara Tensions Persist, as Elections Loom  25 Mar. '04 President’s Representatives Leave Adjara, but not Empty Handed  25 Mar. '04 CoE Calls for Free and Fair Parliamentary Elections in Georgia  25 Mar. '04 Ukraine Wants Explanations over Saakashvili’s Statements  25 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Campaigns in Regions  25 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: We Already Have Opposition in the Parliament  25 Mar. '04 Abashidze Accuses Tbilisi of Incursion Attempt  24 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Warns Abashidze against Recruiting Mercenaries  24 Mar. '04 President Hails Anti-Crime Operation in Svaneti  24 Mar. '04 Chief of Russian Chamber of Commerce Visits Georgia  23 Mar. '04 Chairman of the Constitutional Court Visits Adjara  23 Mar. '04 Sign of Cracks in Truce  23 Mar. '04 Turkish MP Met Adjarian Leader  22 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Warned Abashidze  22 Mar. '04 All Eyes on Adjara Elections  22 Mar. '04 Abashidze Sets Conditions  22 Mar. '04 UNDP, Soros Fund Salaries for Georgian Officials  22 Mar. '04 Acting Foreign Minister Appointed  22 Mar. '04 Georgia to Double Helicopter Fleet of its Air Forces  22 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Held Phone Talks  21 Mar. '04 French Granted Georgian Citizenship, Set to Become Georgia’s Foreign Minister  21 Mar. '04 Election Platform of the NDP-Traditionalists  20 Mar. '04 Turkish Delegation Visits Georgia  20 Mar. '04 Kmara Activist Beaten in Adjara  20 Mar. '04 Ruling Party for Restriction of MP Immunity  20 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: Russia Played a Good Role to Resolve Adjara Crisis  20 Mar. '04 CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Visits Georgia  19 Mar. '04 OSCE, CoE Hail End to Crisis  19 Mar. '04 Tbilisi Appoints Envoys to Control Port and Customs in Adjara  19 Mar. '04 Temporary Truce  19 Mar. '04 Russia Hails Agreements between Tbilisi and Batumi  19 Mar. '04 CoE Monitors Situation in Adjara  19 Mar. '04 U.S. Hails End of Adjara Standoff  18 Mar. '04 President Left for Bratislava  18 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Abashidze Strike a Deal  18 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Abashidze Agree to Cooperate  18 Mar. '04 Saakashvili in Hard Talks with Abashidze  18 Mar. '04 CoE Envoy Visits Batumi  18 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Abashidze Start Talks  18 Mar. '04 EU Urges to End Standoff in Adjara  17 Mar. '04 Saakashvili to Meet Abashidze  17 Mar. '04 Crisis in Adjara Threatens Elections  16 Mar. '04 Burjanadze to Meet Abashidze  16 Mar. '04 Adjara Suffers Blockade  16 Mar. '04 Batumi Naval Blockade Enforced  16 Mar. '04 International Efforts under Way to Diffuse Adjara Crisis  16 Mar. '04 Moscow Mayor in Batumi  16 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: Elections will be Held  15 Mar. '04 Adjara under Partial Blockade  15 Mar. '04 Fear Prevails in Batumi  15 Mar. '04 Zhvania: Abashidze Refrains from Talks  15 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Met U.S. Envoy, OSCE Chair  15 Mar. '04 Opposition Reportedly Intimidated in Adjara  15 Mar. '04 Tbilisi Cuts Rail, Air Link to Adjara  15 Mar. '04 Anti-Crisis Center Set up to Tackle Adjara Showdown  15 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Denies Intentions to Cancel Adjarian Autonomy  15 Mar. '04 Abashidze Back to Adjara  15 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Sets Ultimatum to Abashidze, Threatens to Isolate Adjara  14 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Sets Ultimatum to Abashidze  14 Mar. '04 Tbilisi Sets Conditions to Normalize Relations with Batumi  14 Mar. '04 CoE Alarmed over Tensions in Adjara  14 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Abashidze Held Phone Talks  14 Mar. '04 Opposition Calls for Restraint  14 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Met Abashidze’s Supporters  14 Mar. '04 Russia Warns Tbilisi against Use of Force in Adjara  14 Mar. '04 Tensions Increase, as Saakashvili Barred from Entering Adjara  14 Mar. '04 President, Government Members Prevented to Visit Adjara  13 Mar. '04 Abashidze Visits Moscow, Accuses Tbilisi of Resorting Force in Adjara  13 Mar. '04 Assailant Ex-Priest Arrested  13 Mar. '04 Georgian, Armenian Presidents Pledged Cooperation  12 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Ruled out Russia’s Unilateral Moves in Georgia  12 Mar. '04 Moscow Accuses Tbilisi of Trying to Oust Adjarian Leader  12 Mar. '04 President Vows to Defend Christianity, Eradicate Extremism  12 Mar. '04 Georgian President Visits Armenia  12 Mar. '04 French Envoy Becomes Georgia’s Foreign Minister  11 Mar. '04 Georgia Seized Turkish Ships  11 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: ‘I Declare War to Criminals’  10 Mar. '04 Ruling Party Focuses on Social Problems in Election Platform  10 Mar. '04 Chirac, Saakashvili Discussed Georgia’s EU Perspectives  9 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Arrest Journalist’s Attackers  9 Mar. '04 Crisis and Renewal in Georgian Politics  9 Mar. '04 Arrested MP’s Family Goes on Hunger Strike  9 Mar. '04 Tbilisi, Batumi up ante in War of Words  9 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Denies ‘Secret Extradition’ of Chechens  8 Mar. '04 Amnesty in Exchange of Repaying Tax Arrears  8 Mar. '04 President’s Envoy to Kodori Gorge Retains Post  8 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Visits France  7 Mar. '04 Abashidze Says Adjara Needs Security Ministry  7 Mar. '04 Energy Projects Prevailed in Saakashvili’s Talks in Baku  7 Mar. '04 President Wants to Disband Adjarian Security Ministry  6 Mar. '04 Adjarian Conundrum a Serious Challenge for Tbilisi  6 Mar. '04 Government, Businesspeople Discuss Financial Amnesty  6 Mar. '04 Russia Accuses Georgia of Harboring Terrorists  6 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Orders Adjara to Investigate Attack on Journalist  5 Mar. '04 Saakashvili: I will Control Adjara  5 Mar. '04 Social Issues Prevail in Ruling Party’s Election Platform  5 Mar. '04 Cabinet Discusses Proposal over Financial Amnesty  5 Mar. '04 Georgian, Azeri Presidents Pledge Friendship  4 Mar. '04 Georgia, Russia Discussed Abkhaz, South Ossetian Conflicts  4 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Increase Pensions and Allowances  4 Mar. '04 Georgian President Visits Baku  3 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Co-Piloted a Jet  3 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Crackdown on Law Enforcers Linked to Crime  3 Mar. '04 Burjanadze Denies Quitting Ruling Coalition  3 Mar. '04 Saakashvili Carried out Overnight Inspection of Troops  2 Mar. '04 New Leadership Downplays PACE’s Criticism  2 Mar. '04 Georgian Energy Minister Visits Moscow  2 Mar. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Held Phone Talks  29 Feb. '04 Chechens in Georgia Fear of ‘Secret Extraditions’  28 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Downplays Disagreement in Ruling Coalition  27 Feb. '04 Burjanadze in Opposition? Why not  27 Feb. '04 Government Discussed Financial Amnesty for Business  27 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Urged UN to Enhance Peace in Abkhazia  27 Feb. '04 Ruling Coalition Suffers First Major Dispute  26 Feb. '04 19 Blocs, Parties Submitted List of MP Candidates  26 Feb. '04 Zhvania: Unity of Ruling Coalition Endangered  26 Feb. '04 Burjanadze Feels at a Loss in the Party Election List  26 Feb. '04 New Leadership to Study Reasons of Civil War  26 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Met Powell  26 Feb. '04 Remarks by George W. Bush and Mikheil Saakashvili  25 Feb. '04 Bush, Saakashvili Pledge Closer Ties  25 Feb. '04 New Governor Appointed  25 Feb. '04 Georgia Suspends Ban on Russia’s WTO Accession  25 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Meets Bush  24 Feb. '04 Zhvania Excludes Saakashvili’s Ally from Party-List  24 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Urges U.S. to Increase Aid  24 Feb. '04 U.S. to Continue Training of Georgia Troops  24 Feb. '04 HRW Urges U.S to Push Rights Concerns in Georgia  23 Feb. '04 New Leadership Warned, as Elections Loom  23 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Visited Norway en rout to U.S.  23 Feb. '04 34 Parties, 5 Election Blocs Run for Parliament  22 Feb. '04 Shevardnadze’s Relative Sentenced to Pre-Trial Detention  22 Feb. '04 Adjarian Minister: Situation Tense  22 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Visits U.S.  21 Feb. '04 Opposition Raided in Adjara, as Tbilisi Targets Batumi’s Finances  21 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Supports Cancellation of Immunity for MPs  21 Feb. '04 President Vows Amnesty in Return for “Legalization of Businesses”  21 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Secure Freedom of Media  21 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Against Reduction Threshold for Admission to Parliament  20 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Wants to Tighten Coast Guard Control  19 Feb. '04 IMF’s Positive Stance Increases New Leaderships Economy Hopes  19 Feb. '04 CEC Postpones Deadline for Registration of Election Blocs  19 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Warns Over “Wahhabism Threat” in Georgia  19 Feb. '04 CoE Secretary General Urges for Fair Elections  19 Feb. '04 Abashidze Refuses to Visit Tbilisi  18 Feb. '04 President Wants to Disclose KGB Archives  18 Feb. '04 Ex-Security Minister Becomes Deputy Chief Prosecutor  18 Feb. '04 Government, Opposition at Odds over Election Commissions  18 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Wants Abashidze to Visit Tbilisi  18 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Warns over “Wahhabism Threat” in Pankisi  17 Feb. '04 Georgian Cabinet Approved  17 Feb. '04 Government Vows to Increase Defense Funding  17 Feb. '04 Georgia’s Scarce Army Aspires NATO  17 Feb. '04 Georgia to Soften Position over Russia’s WTO Accession  17 Feb. '04 British Minister Visits Georgia  17 Feb. '04 Parliament to Discuss Cabinet  15 Feb. '04 Cabinet Discusses Plan of Action  13 Feb. '04 New Defense Minister Nominated, ex-Minister Becomes Diplomat  13 Feb. '04 Government’s Structural Reforms Launched  13 Feb. '04 Tbilisi Hopes Power Transition in Sukhumi to Forster Conflict Resolution  13 Feb. '04 Press Watchdog Concerned over Pressure on Media  12 Feb. '04 President Says Batumi Cooperates with Tbilisi  12 Feb. '04 Saakashvili: Russian Visit Great Success  12 Feb. '04 Staff Cut at President’s Office  12 Feb. '04 MPs Discuss Anti-Corruption Bill  12 Feb. '04 Russia Denies Increase of Military Presence in Georgia  12 Feb. '04 Moscow-Tbilisi: Problems Remain, Despite Cordial Tone  11 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Meets Putin  11 Feb. '04 Georgia, Russia to Sign Border Guard Accord  11 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Offers “Broadest Autonomy” for Abkhazia  10 Feb. '04 Government to be Reshuffled  10 Feb. '04 MPs to Probe Alleged Pressure on Televisions  10 Feb. '04 MPs to Discuss Anti-Corruption Bill  10 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Left for Moscow with Little Hope of Breakthrough  10 Feb. '04 Georgian Leader in Moscow  9 Feb. '04 Zhvania Officially Nominated as Prime Minister  9 Feb. '04 President’s Administration Chief Appointed  9 Feb. '04 New Security Minister Nominated  9 Feb. '04 Georgian Foreign Minister Visits Moscow  7 Feb. '04 New Constitution Boosts President’s Powers  7 Feb. '04 President’s Allies against Merger of National Movement and United Democrats  7 Feb. '04 Constitutional Changes Approved  6 Feb. '04 Government to Propose Draft Law on Self-Governance  6 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Condemned Moscow Metro Bomb Blast  6 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Outlines Structural Reforms in Government  6 Feb. '04 Saakashvili Says Georgia not to Follow IMF’s “Advices Blindly”  6 Feb. '04 Georgia has a New Ambassador to Russia  6 Feb. '04 Parliament Approved Constitutional Changes  5 Feb. '04 Saakashvili: No Breakthrough Expected with Moscow Visit  5 Feb. '04 NGOs against Appointment of Provincial Governors by President  5 Feb. '04 President Urges MPs to Approve Constitutional Amendments  5 Feb. '04 Parliament Discusses Constitutional Amendments  4 Feb. '04 Police Crack Down on Armed Groups in Western Georgia  4 Feb. '04 Merger of Ruling Parties Postponed  3 Feb. '04 Saakashvili’s Close Ally Quits President’s Party, Slams Constitutional Changes  3 Feb. '04 Georgia to Have Transitional Constitution  2 Feb. '04 President's Anti-Corruption Proposals  2 Feb. '04 New Deputy Interior Minister Appointed  2 Feb. '04 President Appoints Two New Members of CEC  2 Feb. '04 Burjanadze Supports Constitutional Amendments  2 Feb. '04 Saakashvili’s Close Ally to be Georgia’s Envoy to Russia  1 Feb. '04 President Holds Consultations over Constitutional Changes  31 Jan. '04 German Expert to Help Georgian Officials  30 Jan. '04 Forming of New Ruling Coalition Sparks Number of Controversies  30 Jan. '04 Controversial Constitutional Changes Raises Questions over Unity of Revolution Leaders  30 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Wants Strong Presidency  30 Jan. '04 President Urges for German Help  29 Jan. '04 Russia Wants to Lift Sanctions on Abkhazia  29 Jan. '04 Anti-Corruption Bill Proposed  29 Jan. '04 PACE: Political Pluralism Endanger  29 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Visits Germany  29 Jan. '04 Sukhumi Calls Tbilisi for Restraint  29 Jan. '04 Saakashvili, Putin Meet in mid Feb  29 Jan. '04 Breakaway Region Fears of Attack  28 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Addressed PACE  28 Jan. '04 Two Major Parties Merge  28 Jan. '04 Six Members of CEC Resigned  28 Jan. '04 Amnesty International Called on Georgia to Respect Human Rights  28 Jan. '04 New Secretary of National Security Council Appointed  28 Jan. '04 CoE Secretary General Hopes Georgia will Improve Governance  27 Jan. '04 Abashidze Tries to Conciliate with New President  27 Jan. '04 Powell, Ivanov Discussed Georgia  26 Jan. '04 Government Resigned  26 Jan. '04 President to Visit Strasbourg  26 Jan. '04 President Signs National Accord  26 Jan. '04 Colin Powell's Interview With Rustavi 2 TV  26 Jan. '04 Press Briefing of Georgian President-Elect Mikheil Saakashvili and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell  26 Jan. '04 Powell Pledges U.S. Support to Georgia  25 Jan. '04 OSCE Ready to Assist Georgia in Reforms  25 Jan. '04 President Saakashvili's Inauguration Speech  25 Jan. '04 Georgia Has a New President  25 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Inaugurated as New President of Georgia  25 Jan. '04 Saakashvili, Powell Pledged Further Cooperation  25 Jan. '04 Shevardnadze Met Powell  25 Jan. '04 Russian Foreign Minister Arrived in Tbilisi  25 Jan. '04 Pro and Against Abashidze Rallies Held in Batumi  25 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Attended Military Parade in Adjara  25 Jan. '04 Saakashvili’s Vows Improvements with Drastic Measures  24 Jan. '04 Colin Powell Arrived in Tbilisi  24 Jan. '04 New Leader Vows to Hold Next Inauguration in Abkhazia  24 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Receives Blessing from Catholicos-Patriarch  24 Jan. '04 Saakashvili, NATO Secretary-General Met in Davos  23 Jan. '04 Burjanadze Left for Adjara  23 Jan. '04 Georgia Prepares for New President’s Inauguration  23 Jan. '04 Fund Backed by UNDP, Soros to Help Reforms in Georgia  23 Jan. '04 U.S. Optimistic About Georgia  23 Jan. '04 Georgia Prepares for Inauguration of New President  23 Jan. '04 Kofi Annan, Saakashvili Discussed Abkhaz Issue  23 Jan. '04 Russia's UES Ready to Increase Investments in Georgia  22 Jan. '04 Saakashvili to Attend Military March in Batumi Marking President’s Inauguration  22 Jan. '04 Abashidze Accused Authorities of Coup Attempt in Adjara  22 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Urges for Investments  22 Jan. '04 Triumvirate to Redistribute Power through Constitutional Changes  21 Jan. '04 Abashidze Desperately Grips for Power  20 Jan. '04 World Bank Official Visits Georgia  19 Jan. '04 Adjarian Police Foiled Protest Rally  19 Jan. '04 Saakashvili to Attend Economic Forum in Switzerland  18 Jan. '04 New Authorities Launch Fighting Corruption with High-Profile Arrests  17 Jan. '04 World Bank Calls Georgia for Pushing Reforms  17 Jan. '04 U.S. to Allocate $164m to Assist Georgia  17 Jan. '04 Georgia Wants to Accommodate U.S. Russian Interests in Georgia  16 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Warns Adjara not to Turn into a “Haven for Criminals”  16 Jan. '04 Ex-Railway Chief Arrested in Batumi  16 Jan. '04 Putin Congratulated Saakashvili on Presidency  15 Jan. '04 Solana Pledged EU’s Support to Georgia  15 Jan. '04 International Observers’ Preliminary Conclusions over the Presidential Elections  15 Jan. '04 CEC Announced Final Results of Presidential Polls  15 Jan. '04 U.S. Backs Georgia in Hard Talks Concerning Russian Military Bases  14 Jan. '04 New Chief Prosecutor Appointed  14 Jan. '04 Georgia has a New National Flag  14 Jan. '04 Russia Wants USD 500 million to Pull out Troops from Georgia  14 Jan. '04 Head of Abkhaz Government-in-Exile to Resign  14 Jan. '04 Javier Solana Arrives in Tbilisi  13 Jan. '04 U.S. Wants Russia to Pull Out its Troops from Georgia  13 Jan. '04 Romanian Foreign Minister Visits Georgia  13 Jan. '04 Abkhaz Side Seeks for Contacts with Georgia’s New Leadership  13 Jan. '04 U.S. Allocates More Financial Assistance for Georgia  12 Jan. '04 Saakashvili: Peaceful Resolution of Abkhaz Conflict is a Priority  12 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Wants New Chief Prosecutor, Vows to Crackdown on Criminals  11 Jan. '04 Saakashvili: Georgia Open for Good Cooperation with Russia  11 Jan. '04 Protesters Attacked in Adjara  11 Jan. '04 Georgia’s Scarce Opposition  10 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Condemns Political Persecution in Adjara  10 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Hailed Operation over Banker’s Release  10 Jan. '04 Sukhumi Proposes Peace Treaty with Tbilisi  9 Jan. '04 Georgia Asks Switzerland to Freeze Officials’ Accounts  9 Jan. '04 Opposition against Holding Parliamentary Polls in March  9 Jan. '04 Adjarian Leader Cracks Down on Opponents  9 Jan. '04 Powell to Attend Georgian President’s Inauguration  8 Jan. '04 Javier Solana Pledged EU Support to Georgia  8 Jan. '04 U.S. Calls Georgia for Closer Ties with IMF  7 Jan. '04 Bush, Powell Congratulated Saakashvili on Presidency  7 Jan. '04 With Most of the Votes Counted Saakashvili’s Victory Beyond Doubt  6 Jan. '04 Voting in Kodori Gorge Postponed  6 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Vows to Target Shevardnadze’s Family in his Anti-Corruption Drive  6 Jan. '04 Labor Party Leader Denounced New President as Illegitimate  6 Jan. '04 Health Care Minister Resigned  6 Jan. '04 U.S. Hailed Free Presidential Elections in Georgia  5 Jan. '04 The Elections Are Gone: Long Live the Elections!  5 Jan. '04 Timeline - 2002  5 Jan. '04 New Rights against Holding Parliamentary Elections in March  5 Jan. '04 CEC Announced Results of Run-off Parliamentary Elections  5 Jan. '04 Primary Official Results Say Saakashvili Received 95%  5 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Outlines Priorities  5 Jan. '04 Parallel Vote Tabulation Suggests 96% of Votes for Saakashvili  5 Jan. '04 Burjanadze to Set Parliamentary Elections’ Date  4 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Pledges Reforms  4 Jan. '04 Exit Polls Suggests Saakashvili’s Overwhelming Victory  4 Jan. '04 Exit Polls Suggests Saakashvili’s Overwhelming Victory  4 Jan. '04 Exit Polls Suggest 85,8% of Votes for Saakashvili  4 Jan. '04 Breakaway Region's Leader Furious over Saakashvili’s Visit  4 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Hails High Voter Turnout  4 Jan. '04 Officials Still Call for Higher Voter Turnout  4 Jan. '04 Shevardnadze Cast Ballot  4 Jan. '04 Georgians Go to the Polls to Elect President  3 Jan. '04 One Candidate Pulls out from Presidential Race  3 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Visited Breakaway South Ossetia  1 Jan. '04 Saakashvili Addressed Nation on New Year's Night  31 Dec. '03 Timeline – 2003 30 Dec. '03 Despite Abashidze’s Refusal to Boycott Elections, Opponents Remain Cautious 30 Dec. '03 Labor Party Calls Voters for Boycotting Elections 30 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Urges for High Voter Turnout 30 Dec. '03 National Movement Calls for High Voter Turnout 29 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Says Certain Forces Aim at Disorders before Elections 26 Dec. '03 New Deputy State Minster to Defend Businessmen Rights 26 Dec. '03 New Justice Minister Appointed 22 Dec. '03 Government Proposes Tax Amendments 22 Dec. '03 Russian Analyst: Georgia – a Pariah for Russia 20 Dec. '03 Zhvania, Abashidze Pledge to Cooperate, but No Deal over Elections Yet 19 Dec. '03 Mismanagement Hampers Voter Registration 19 Dec. '03 CoE Calls on Abashidze not to Boycott Elections 19 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Warns Abashidze 18 Dec. '03 Uneasy Neighbors Watchful at Each Other 18 Dec. '03 Georgia’s Peaceful “Revolution” may not Translate Easily 18 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Calls Voters for Registration 16 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Moved to Governmental Residence 16 Dec. '03 Traditionalists, National-Democratic Parties Unite 14 Dec. '03 Six Remain in Presidential Race 13 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Vows to Secure Favorable Business Climate 13 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Visits Ukraine 12 Dec. '03 Seven Candidates Run for Presidency 12 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Says Economic Growth will Help Restore Territorial Integrity 12 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Declines to Move to the Governmental Residence 11 Dec. '03 Q&A with Traditionalists party Leader Akaki Asatiani 11 Dec. '03 Authorities Increase Security Measures for Saakashvili 11 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Welcomes Dialogue with Abashidze 10 Dec. '03 No Deal after Batumi Talks 10 Dec. '03 Saakashvili: Territorial Integrity is Top Priority 9 Dec. '03 Abashidze Desperate to Retain Power with Threats to Boycott Elections 8 Dec. '03 Opponents to Sue New Leadership over “Coup” 6 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Condemns Boycotting of Elections 5 Dec. '03 Rumsfeld: U.S. Supports Georgia's Stability and Territorial Integrity 5 Dec. '03 Rumsfeld to Visit Georgia 4 Dec. '03 Authorities Vow to Keep Stability, Despite Attempts to Foment Chaos 4 Dec. '03 Saakashvili Launches Election Campaign 2 Dec. '03 15 Candidates Run for Presidency 2 Dec. '03 New Governors Appointed 2 Dec. '03 Mikheil Saakashvili: A Man of Powerful Emotions 1 Dec. '03 Opposition Party Leader Refuses to Back Saakashvili in Presidential Elections 1 Dec. '03 Abashidze – Handled with Care 29 Nov. '03 Interior Minister Vows to Maintain Stability 28 Nov. '03 Interim President Warns over Counter-Revolution 28 Nov. '03 Ukrainian President’s Aide Visits Georgia 28 Nov. '03 University Rector Keeps Position 27 Nov. '03 Burjanadze Forms Interim Government 27 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Warns over Counter-Revolution 27 Nov. '03 Nino Burjanadze: Interim President with a Daunting Task 27 Nov. '03 Abashidze to Defy Tbilisi Orders, but Rules out Secession 26 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Runs for Presidency 26 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Runs for Presidency 26 Nov. '03 Mikheil Saakashvili 26 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Runs for Presidency 26 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze did not Name His Favorite Presidential Candidate 26 Nov. '03 New Leaders to Propose Single Presidential Candidate 25 Nov. '03 New Presidential Elections Scheduled 25 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Admits Abashidze's Important Role 25 Nov. '03 Parliament Convened for Crucial Decisions 25 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Calls on MPs to Attend Parliament’s Session 25 Nov. '03 Georgia’s “Revolution of Roses” 25 Nov. '03 Interior Minister Resigned 24 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Announced End of Civil Disobedience 24 Nov. '03 'Rose Revolution' in pictures 24 Nov. '03 U.S. Supports Interim President Burjanadze 23 Nov. '03 Influential Governor Resigns 23 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Resigned, Georgia Celebrates Bloodless Revolution 23 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Meets Shevardnadze, Saakashvili Says Shevardnadze Prepares for Resignation 23 Nov. '03 Opposition Leaders Say Victory is Very Near 23 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Calls Supporters to Seize Interior Ministry 23 Nov. '03 Protesters Surprised, as Russia Foreign Minister Addressed Rally 23 Nov. '03 Opposition Urges Supporters to Defend “Bloodless Revolution” 23 Nov. '03 Russian Foreign Minister Visits Georgia 22 Nov. '03 Protesters Marched towards State Chancellery, as Shevardnadze did not Appear 22 Nov. '03 Protesters Set Ultimatum to Shevardnadze 22 Nov. '03 Thousands Rally for “Bloodless Revolution” 22 Nov. '03 Labor Party Boycotts Parliament 21 Nov. '03 Opposition Rally Demands Shevardnadze’s Resignation 21 Nov. '03 Protest March Enters Tbilisi 21 Nov. '03 Protest March Heads Towards Tbilisi 21 Nov. '03 U.S. Disappointed with Election Results and Georgian Leadership 20 Nov. '03 CEC Announces Elections’ Controversial Results 20 Nov. '03 CEC Announced Final Results of Elections 20 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Accuses Shevardnadze of Dictatorship 20 Nov. '03 CEC to Publish Final Election Results Today 20 Nov. '03 State TV Protest Blow for Shevardnadze 19 Nov. '03 Labor Party Might Boycott New Parliament 19 Nov. '03 U.S. Calls for Quick Solution of Crisis 19 Nov. '03 Saakashvili in Zugdidi, Prepares for March on Tbilisi 18 Nov. '03 Pro-Shevardnadze Rally Replaces Opposition outside Parliament 18 Nov. '03 U.S. Official Met Burjanadze, Zhvania 18 Nov. '03 U.S. Official Visits Georgia 17 Nov. '03 Anti-Opposition Rally outside Parliament 17 Nov. '03 Opposition to March on President’s Office 17 Nov. '03 Revival Union to Rally in Tbilisi 17 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Refuses to Step Down Despite Mounted Pressure 17 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Says Opposition’s Rally is “Struggle for Power” 17 Nov. '03 Deploying Abashidze, Georgia’s President Raises Stakes 17 Nov. '03 Opposition Starts Civil Disobedience Today 16 Nov. '03 Protest Rally Takes Break, as Opposition Prepares for Civil Disobedience 14 Nov. '03 Opposition Launches Civil Disobedience 14 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Calls for Civil Disobedience 14 Nov. '03 Protesters Lay a ‘Peaceful Siege’ on President’s Office 14 Nov. '03 Protesters Move to CEC 14 Nov. '03 Protesters Move Near President’s Office 14 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Sets One Hour Ultimatum to Shevardnadze 14 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Urges Citizens not to Rally, Calls for Dialogue 14 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Warns Over Civil War, Urges Citizens not to Rally 13 Nov. '03 Saakashvili: Shevardnadze Must Resign 13 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze’s Supporters Rallied in Kvemo Kartli 13 Nov. '03 Saakashvili: No Talks with Shevardnadze 13 Nov. '03 Protesters Collect Signatures Demanding Shevardnadze's Resignation 13 Nov. '03 Nino Burjanadze Comments on Recent Developments 13 Nov. '03 Georgia: High Stakes for U.S. Credibility 13 Nov. '03 CEC Chief: New Elections Unrealistic 13 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Ready to Compromise, but Talks with Opposition Failed 12 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze’s Party Member Offers Compromise 12 Nov. '03 Strange Games of the New Allies 12 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Met Jorbenadze 12 Nov. '03 Abashidze Visits Azerbaijan after Talks in Armenia 12 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Offers Talks with Opposition 11 Nov. '03 Abashidze’s Visit to Armenia Increases Opposition’s Fears 11 Nov. '03 Friends in Need 10 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Left for Senaki, Batumi 10 Nov. '03 Tense Talks Bring No Breakthrough 9 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Walks Out from the Talks with Shevardnadze 9 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Meets Opposition Leaders 9 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Says “Saakashvili is Dangerous” 9 Nov. '03 Opposition, President Prepare for Talks 9 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Says Opposition will Only Meet Shevardnadze Publicly 9 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze to Meet Opposition Leaders 8 Nov. '03 Rally Demands Shevardnadze’s Resignation 8 Nov. '03 Saakashvili: Shevardnadze Must Step Down 8 Nov. '03 Thousands of Protesters Set an Ultimatum to Shevardnadze 8 Nov. '03 Saakashvili: Shevardnadze Must Recognize Opposition Victory, or Resign 8 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Urges Police not to Use Force 8 Nov. '03 Shevardnadze Calls for Dialogue, as Georgia Braces in Rallies 7 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Blames Police for Zugdidi Shooting 7 Nov. '03 One Wounded in Zugdidi Opposition Rally 7 Nov. '03 Revival Union Rallies in Tbilisi 7 Nov. '03 Burjanadze Boycotts Election Results 6 Nov. '03 Pro-Presidential Bloc Members Threaten to Split with Shevardnadze 6 Nov. '03 Adjara Election Results to Trigger New Wave of Protests Rallies 5 Nov. '03 Opposition Seeks Cancellation of Adjara Election Results 5 Nov. '03 Saakashvili Calls to Cancel Adjara, Kvemo Kartli Elections 5 Nov. '03 Protesters Rally in Front of CEC 5 Nov. '03 Popular Support Boosts Opposition Morale 5 Nov. '03 Opposition: Shevardnadze Responsible for Ballot Fraud 4 Nov. '03 Thousands Rallied to Protest Ballot Fraud 4 Nov. '03 Deputy State Minister Says Authorities Ready to Keep Order 4 Nov. '03 Opposition Sets an Ultimatum to the President 4 Nov. '03 Opposition Rallies 4 Nov. '03 Fever Pitch 4 Nov. '03 Opposition Threatens with Rallies 4 Nov. '03 Burjanadze Accuses Authorities of Mass Ballot Fraud, Calls for Boycotting CEC's Results 4 Nov. '03 Opposition Leaders to Discuss Joint Measures to Protect Votes 3 Nov. '03 Saakashvili: Authorities Manipulate Election Results 3 Nov. '03 National Movement Ahead in Parallel Vote Tabulation Results 3 Nov. '03 Pro-Presidential Bloc, National Movement Keep Close Race 3 Nov. '03 National Movement Leads in Parallel Vote Tabulation Results 3 Nov. '03 Pro-Presidential Bloc Leads CEC’s Preliminary Results of Elections 3 Nov. '03 Opposition Ahead in Exit Polls 3 Nov. '03 Burjanadze Calls Opposition for Cooperation 2 Nov. '03 National Movement Leads Exit Polls 2 Nov. '03 Opposition Leader did not Vote 31 Oct. '03 As Georgia Braces for the Elections, Hopes for Democratic Outcome Linger 29 Oct. '03 National Movement Says Saakashvili Survives Assassination Attempt 29 Oct. '03 Exit Poll to be Held, Despite Government Opposition 22 Oct. '03 Opposition Rallies Against Inaccurate Voter Lists 22 Oct. '03 Tensions Grow as Elections Loom 20 Oct. '03 Opposition Seeks for Votes in Adjara 16 Oct. '03 22 Parties, Blocs Contest for New Parliament 15 Oct. '03 Opposition Warns Over Mass Protests in Case of Ballot Fraud 15 Oct. '03 Official Watchdog Agency Concerned over Misuse of Budgetary Funds 13 Oct. '03 CEC Opens Polling Stations Abroad 11 Oct. '03 22 Parties and Blocs Contest for New Parliament 2 Oct. '03 Parties Submitted Lists of MP Candidates to CEC 30 Sep. '03 Authorities, Opposition Call for Non-Violence 28 Sep. '03 Opposition Accuses Police of Intimidating Voters 27 Sep. '03 Election Campaign Turns Violent 26 Sep. '03 State Minister Condemns Bolnisi Incident 26 Sep. '03 Opposition, Local Authorities Clash in Kvemo Kartli 20 Sep. '03 The Burjanadze-Democrats Lead the Polls 14 Sep. '03 Pro-Presidential Bloc Takes Over Lower Level Election Commissions 11 Sep. '03 The Largest Jailbreak, 100 on Run 9 Sep. '03 Saakashvili Softens Hard Line Stance towards Zhvania 9 Sep. '03 Zhvania Refrains from Commenting on Saakashvili’s Accusations 8 Sep. '03 Saakashvili Casts Doubt over Zhvania’s Opposition Stance 20 Aug. '03 National Movement, Revival Activists Clash in Tbilisi 17 Aug. '03 Opposition, Pro-Presidential Parties Clash in Western Georgia 8 Aug. '03 US Envoy Met Opposition Leaders 4 Aug. '03 Dozens Injured in Clash between Monarchist and Labor Party Activists 2 Aug. '03 National Movement Calls for Nationalization of Strategic Facilities 31 Jul. '03 Opposition Leader, British Envoy Discussed Elections 31 Jul. '03 Strange Games in the Parliament 25 Jul. '03 Internal Troops Refuse to Guard Jails 5 Jul. '03 Baker Met with Opposition Leaders 2 Jul. '03 Two Jailbreakers Detained 30 Jun. '03 Shevardnadze Blames Reforms for Increased Jailbreaks 27 Jun. '03 Opposition Parties Start Election Campaign 14 Jun. '03 Saakashvili Rejects Prosecutor’s Request for Interrogation 14 Jun. '03 Saakashvili Calls Government to Avoid Use of Budgetary Funds for Election Campaign 10 Jun. '03 Opposition Held Protest Rally in Provincial Town 5 Jun. '03 Opposition Leaders Visit Western Georgia 3 Jun. '03 Part of CEC Members File Resignation, Still No Political Compromise 3 Jun. '03 Opposition Hits the Streets 3 Jun. '03 Part of CEC Members File Resignation, Still No Political Compromise 3 Jun. '03 Opposition Hits the Streets 2 Jun. '03 Opposition Leaders, State Minister Hold Talks Over CEC 30 May. '03 National Movement to Mobilize Public Support for Fair Elections 27 May. '03 National Movement, Government Supporters Clash in Gori 26 May. '03 No Partisan Consensus on Election Administration 16 May. '03 Shevardnadze Talks on Opposition 9 May. '03 Some NGOs Support Composition of CEC with Foreign Experts 8 May. '03 Parliamentary Chairperson Meets US Ambassador 7 May. '03 Government Rejects Saakashvili’s Proposal on CEC Composition 6 May. '03 National Movement Leader Demands International Organizations to be Represented in CEC 6 May. '03 Protest of the Former Police Colonel 24 Apr. '03 Saakashvili Criticized Opposition MPs for Supporting Free Trade Zone 19 Apr. '03 National Movement Accepts United Democrats' Proposal to Unite 18 Mar. '03 Uncertainty Dominates as Georgians Discuss Imminent War in Iraq 14 Mar. '03 City Council Increases Pensions for Tbilisi Residents 6 Mar. '03 Police Chiefs Vow to Curb Crime 5 Mar. '03 Saakashvili Calls Authorities to Curb Crime 20 Feb. '03 Labor Party Rejects National Movement's Offer of Election Alliance 15 Feb. '03 Opposition Leaders Interrogated on Alleged Coup Attempt 14 Feb. '03 Saakashvili Called Shevardnadze for Resignation 11 Feb. '03 Zurab Zhvania Speaks to the Readers of Civil Georgia 11 Feb. '03 A Coup for Who? 10 Feb. '03 Opposition Alliance Speaks Against Violence 8 Feb. '03 Tbilisi City Council Chairman Urges US to Assist Georgian Energy System 7 Feb. '03 Alleged Member of Plot Waives Parliamentary Immunity 6 Feb. '03 Interior Minister Says Allegations on Coup Attempt Absurd 5 Feb. '03 President Wants to Probe Source of Rumor on Alleged Coup Attempt 3 Feb. '03 City Council Chairman Says Militant Groups Prepare to Thwart the Elections 30 Jan. '03 Opposition Leaders Seek Elusive Accord in Georgia 28 Jan. '03 Zurab Zhvania Speaks to the Readers of Civil Georgia 23 Jan. '03 Zhvania Calls for Long-Term Opposition Coalition 21 Jan. '03 Broad Opposition Alliance Proposed 21 Jan. '03 Shevardnadze Backtracks Over Russian Peacekeepers Issue 13 Jan. '03 Election Commission's Painful Departure 13 Jan. '03 Stakes Climb in Georgian Budget Rift

Nachrichten - News - 2002-2001 Mikheil Saakashvili - Micheil Saakaschwili 3rd President of Georgia - 3. Präsident von Georgien >> http://www.civil.ge/eng/category.php?id=86 30 Dec. '02 Week in Review: Cop, Stock and a Smoking Barrel 19 Nov. '02 Council vs. Mayor 30 Oct. '02 CEC Refuses to Register New National Movement's Nominee 22 Oct. '02 New National Movement Protests, Demanding to Announce Results of Locals 9 Oct. '02 Results of Local Election in Tbilisi to Be Announced Within Two Weeks 9 Sep. '02 MPs Say Votes Recounting Process "Intentionally Delayed" 9 Sep. '02 MPs Say Votes Recounting Process "Intentionally Delayed" 27 Aug. '02 Parliament did not Annul Contract with "Itera" 21 Aug. '02 Sharp Reactions on Chamber of Control Report 21 Aug. '02 Report by Chamber of Control on Corruption 14 Aug. '02 Saakashvili Says Shevardnadze Plays Dangerous Games in Kodori 14 Aug. '02 Abkhaz Side Refuses to Pull Out from Kodori 13 Aug. '02 US Envoy to Georgia Met National Movement Leaders 1 Aug. '02 Votes Recounting Started 1 Aug. '02 President Still Fears to Share Power 31 Jul. '02 Votes Recounting Started 30 Jul. '02 CEC Starts Votes Recounting 30 Jul. '02 CEC Starts Votes Recounting 23 Jul. '02 Saakashvili Says State Minister Against of New City Council 22 Jul. '02 NGOs Support Anti-Crime Alliance of the Political Parties 19 Jul. '02 Political Parties Unite Against the Criminal Threat 11 Jul. '02 Ballot-Paper Hijack Suspect Released 11 Jul. '02 Court Refuses to Annul Locals' Results 11 Jul. '02 Court Refuses to Annul Locals' Results 9 Jul. '02 Ballot-Paper Hijacker Suspect Denies Accusation 8 Jul. '02 CEC Adopted Procedure of Votes' Recounting 8 Jul. '02 CEC Adopted Procedure of Votes' Recounting 4 Jul. '02 Reformers Demand Resignation of Influential Governor 3 Jul. '02 Parliament Rejects Statement Criticizing State Minister 2 Jul. '02 Consultations on Recounting the Votes 2 Jul. '02 Consultations on Recounting the Votes 1 Jul. '02 CUG Revives with Hopes of Success as Zhvania says it has no Future 1 Jul. '02 Revived CUG is a Great Power - Shevardnadze Says 1 Jul. '02 Challenging the Supremacy 29 Jun. '02 The State Minister - CUG's New Leader 28 Jun. '02 CEC Works Out Votes' Recounting Procedures 28 Jun. '02 CEC Works Out Votes' Recounting Procedures 20 Jun. '02 Court Says Votes Should Be Recounted 20 Jun. '02 Court Says Votes Should Be Recounted 20 Jun. '02 Opposition Leader Poised to Become Tbilisi Council Chairman 14 Jun. '02 Surprise Offer 14 Jun. '02 Final Results of Locals in Rustavi 14 Jun. '02 Final Results of Locals in Rustavi 13 Jun. '02 Saakashvili, Natelashvili Agree to Cooperate in City Council 12 Jun. '02 Number of Parties Demanding to Recount Votes Increase 12 Jun. '02 Number of Parties Demanding to Recount Votes Increase 11 Jun. '02 Parties Protest Against Violations in Rustavi Locals 11 Jun. '02 Parties Protest Against Violations in Rustavi Locals 10 Jun. '02 Final Results of the Locals in Tbilisi Announced 10 Jun. '02 Final Results of the Locals in Tbilisi Announced 10 Jun. '02 Locals Turned into Political Show - Shevardnadze Says 8 Jun. '02 Twin Peaks 6 Jun. '02 New Parliamentary Faction Created 5 Jun. '02 Chaotic Local Elections Yield Dubious Results in Georgia 5 Jun. '02 Labors Party Against Votes' Recounting 4 Jun. '02 Shevardnadze Comments Locals 4 Jun. '02 Shevardnadze Comments Locals 3 Jun. '02 Labor Party in the Top of the Locals' Results 3 Jun. '02 Labor Party in the Top of the Locals' Results 3 Jun. '02 Saakashvili's Supporters Protest Against Election Results 3 Jun. '02 Several Parties Demand Election's Results Cancellation 3 Jun. '02 Several Parties Demand Election's Results Cancellation 3 Jun. '02 CEC Started to Count Votes 3 Jun. '02 CEC Started to Count Votes 2 Jun. '02 Saakashvili Calls People for Protest Rally 2 Jun. '02 Local Elections Started 2 Jun. '02 Local Elections Started 1 Jun. '02 Shevardnadze to Decide the Fate of Elections 1 Jun. '02 Shevardnadze to Decide the Fate of Elections 1 Jun. '02 Zhvania, Saakashvili Say Street Protests will Follow Election Fraud 1 Jun. '02 Zhvania, Saakashvili Say Street Protests will Follow Election Fraud 1 Jun. '02 CEC and Parties to Consult with Shevardnadze 1 Jun. '02 Parties Demanding Delaying Locals Meet CEC 1 Jun. '02 Parties Demanding Delaying Locals Meet CEC 1 Jun. '02 Several Leading Parties Call for Delaying Locals 1 Jun. '02 Several Leading Parties Call for Delaying Locals 1 Jun. '02 Facing the Locals 31 May. '02 Facing the Locals 31 May. '02 Traditionalists' Leader Says State Chancellery will Fake Elections 29 May. '02 Dusk of the Moderates: Zhvania to Build Own Political Future 29 May. '02 Saakashvili in Strasbourg 28 May. '02 Saakashvili's National Movement Holds Meeting 25 May. '02 Zhvania, Saakashvili to Form a Coalition in City Council 23 May. '02 Reformers Says Shevardnadze is Far from Reality 21 May. '02 Still Far From Clarity 20 May. '02 Provocation is Planned Against the Reformers - MP Says 20 May. '02 President Dissatisfied by Saakashvili's Slogan 17 May. '02 Parliament Fails to Dismiss Zhvania's Supporter Vice-Speaker 17 May. '02 Parliamentary Committees' Chairmen Elected 15 May. '02 Pro-Presidential Group Accuses Saakashvili in Coup Attempt 14 May. '02 Tbilisi Without Shevardnadze - Pre-Election Slogan of New National Movement 13 May. '02 Saakashvili Says Mamaladze is a Criminal 13 May. '02 Majority, Reinvented 8 May. '02 Zhvania Blames State Minister in Intrigue Over CUG 7 May. '02 New National Movement Holds an Assembly 4 Apr. '02 Reformers Accuse Government in Undermining Situation in Regions 30 Mar. '02 Parliament Session Weekly Review, Extraordinary Session. March 20-22, 2002 26 Mar. '02 Parliament Discusses Justice Ministry's Anti-Corruption Bill 25 Mar. '02 Reformers Form Democratic Coalition 22 Mar. '02 Part of MPs Want to Postpone Voting on Anticorruption Bill 21 Mar. '02 Parliament Discusses Anticorruption Bills 14 Mar. '02 Alternative Anticorruption Bill Prepared 12 Mar. '02 The Parliament to Discuss Anticorruption Bill 12 Mar. '02 Reformers Say Parliamentary Chairperson Blocks Anticorruption Bill 12 Mar. '02 Saakashvili Says Interior Ministry Still Under Ex-Minister's Control 25 Feb. '02 National Security Council Secretary Dead 23 Feb. '02 Opposition Goes International 21 Feb. '02 Government Unable to Defeat Corruption - Zhvania Says 19 Feb. '02 Reformers Satisfied With Visit to the USA 16 Feb. '02 Reformers Visiting USA Talk on Corruption 13 Feb. '02 Education Minister Against Reformers' Activity 6 Feb. '02 Saakashvili and Zhvania to Visit USA 6 Feb. '02 Shevardnadze Condemns Political Parties' Activities in Universities 31 Jan. '02 Saakashvili Says Zhvania should Leave the CUG 24 Jan. '02 Reformers Collect Signatures for Preliminary Elections 22 Jan. '02 Government Accused in Masterminding Enguri Protests 18 Jan. '02 Reformers' Anti-Corruption Drive 17 Jan. '02 Citizens Union Dissolution Delayed 14 Jan. '02 Government Initiates New Attacks on Anticorruption Bill - Berdzenishvili States 14 Jan. '02 Shevardnadze Denies that He Obstructs Anticorruption Bill 11 Jan. '02 Levan Berdzenishvili to co-Chair the New National Movement 10 Jan. '02 Head of Penitentiary System Resigned 10 Jan. '02 Parliamentary Committees Initiate Discussion of Draft Law on Ungrounded Property 9 Jan. '02 Reformers Hope Parliament will Discuss Draft Law on Ungrounded Property 8 Jan. '02 Saakashvili Says Taliban Defeat May Spurr Drug Trafficking in Georgia 31 Dec. '01 Parliament Pressures "New" Government 29 Dec. '01 2002 - Another Year of Political Failure 25 Dec. '01 Parliament Sessions Weekly Review December 18-21, 2001 24 Dec. '01 Citizens Union Dissolution Delayed 20 Dec. '01 Ex-Economy Minister Intends to Appeal Supreme Court 18 Dec. '01 GCG Inc. States: Saakashvili is not the Company Founder 18 Dec. '01 Reformers' faction Hopes to Cooperate with CUG 17 Dec. '01 Reformers Formed a New Parliamentary Faction 11 Dec. '01 Saakashvili Submits to the Parliament the Draft Law on Ungrounded Property 11 Dec. '01 Parliament Sessions Weekly Review. December 4-7, 2001 7 Dec. '01 National Movement Starts Creating Factions in the Sakrebulos 5 Dec. '01 Reformers to Form New Parliamentary Faction 5 Dec. '01 Student Protest Insists on Preliminary Elections 5 Dec. '01 New Parliamentary Majority Impossible - Zhvania States 4 Dec. '01 State Security Minister: Investigation of Mass Protests in November is Inappropriate 4 Dec. '01 Parliament Sessions Weekly Review, Extraordinary Session. November 28-30, 2001 4 Dec. '01 The Part of MPs Demand to Investigate Reasons of Mass Protests in November 21 Nov. '01 Reformers Criticize Education Minister's Candidature 20 Nov. '01 Committee for Defense and Security 16 Nov. '01 New Faces in New Government 14 Nov. '01 New Structure - Old Members 12 Nov. '01 Parliament Sessions Weekly Review November 6-9, 2001 10 Nov. '01 Disgraceful Elections in the Parliament 8 Nov. '01 Burjanadze: "President Has to Make Decisive Step" 8 Nov. '01 Saakashvili: Preliminary Elections Needed 5 Nov. '01 9 Factions to Boycott the Session if the Protests Continue 5 Nov. '01 Protests in Georgia Expose Lack of Public Trust in Government 5 Nov. '01 Shevardnadze Against Preliminary Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 5 Nov. '01 Several People Injured in Zugdidi Clashes 3 Nov. '01 Georgian Parliament Waiting for the Changes 2 Nov. '01 … There Will Be War for Posts Now 2 Nov. '01 Hundreds of Protesters Remain in Front of the Parliament 2 Nov. '01 Saakashvili Attempts to De-escalate Protests 1 Nov. '01 State TV Fans the Flames 1 Nov. '01 Opinion of the Leading Parliamentarians About the Events of November 1st 1 Nov. '01 Thousands of Protesters Demand Shevardnadze's Resignation 1 Nov. '01 Government Was Forced to Leave 1 Nov. '01 Saakashvili Joins Protesters 1 Nov. '01 Shevardnadze Forces the Parliament into Crisis 31 Oct. '01 Shevardnadze Decided to Fire Security Minster Two Months Ago - Saakashvili States 31 Oct. '01 Comments About Rustavi 2 Crisis 31 Oct. '01 Protest Action Continues in Front of the Parliament 27 Oct. '01 Justice Minister Not Satisfied With Ex-Minister Saakashvili's Activities 26 Oct. '01 Mikheil Machavariani: "I will return to the Parliament" 26 Oct. '01 Fight of the Old Rivals Continues in the Parliament 23 Oct. '01 Saakashvili Plans to Modify the Government 22 Oct. '01 Ex-Justice Minister Mikheil Saakashvili is Leading in Vake District By-Elections 22 Oct. '01 Independent MP Candidates Blame Each Other in Faking the Elections 22 Oct. '01 Reinforcements Arrive for Both Reformers and Conservatives 22 Oct. '01 Reinforcements Arrive for Both Reformers and Conservatives 21 Oct. '01 By-Election Intrigue 19 Oct. '01 Economic Opposition or a Political One? 5 Oct. '01 The Parliamentary Majority Practically Does Not Exist 3 Oct. '01 A New Power Balance in the Parliament 2 Oct. '01 Reformers will not Form New Faction Yet 2 Oct. '01 Ministries Weekly review. September 22-29, 2001. 1 Oct. '01 Zhvania Tries to Maintain Parliamentary Majority 1 Oct. '01 Citizens' Union is Breaking Up 1 Oct. '01 The Parliamentary Majority Falls into Several Factions 27 Sep. '01 Mikheil Saakashvili Blames the MIA in Cooperating with Russia 27 Sep. '01 President's Briefing. Monday, September 24. 26 Sep. '01 MPs and Saakashvili Accuse MIA in Aggravating Situation in Abkhazia 26 Sep. '01 Shevardnadze Turns Back on Reform 25 Sep. '01 Ministries Weekly Review. September 15-22, 2001 25 Sep. '01 "Mr. Shevardnadze Prefers Corrupted to Reformers" 24 Sep. '01 President Proposed Former MIA Employee for the Justice Minister Vacancy 22 Sep. '01 President Says Justice Council a Failure 20 Sep. '01 Expropriation and Return of Improperly Acquired Property to the State - Bolshevism or Democracy? 20 Sep. '01 Saakashvili Dissociates From Shevardnadze's Corrupted Government 20 Sep. '01 Reformers Dissociate from Shevardnadze 20 Sep. '01 Shevardnadze had to Accept Saakashvili's Resignation 20 Sep. '01 Saakashvili Runs for MP 19 Sep. '01 Justice Minister Mikheil Saakashvili Resigns 19 Sep. '01 Parliamentary Crisis Is in Its Zenith 19 Sep. '01 The Government Meeting is Postponed Again 18 Sep. '01 There Will Be No Firm Majority in the Parliament Any More 18 Sep. '01 Ministries Weekly Review. September 8 - 15, 2001 18 Sep. '01 Governor of Imereti Accuses Saakashvili of Lobbying the AES 17 Sep. '01 Parliament Weekly Review. September 10-16, 2001. 17 Sep. '01 Myth About Overcoming Governmental Crisis 16 Sep. '01 Radio Interview with Justice Minister Mikheil Saakashvili 14 Sep. '01 Deputy Justice Minister Stays in Office 12 Sep. '01 Georgian Government’s Schedule Changes by American Tragedy 12 Sep. '01 Ministries Weekly Review. September 1-8, 2001 11 Sep. '01 Minister Accused in Corruption Sues Levan Berdzenishvili 11 Sep. '01 Deputy Minister of Justice Applies for Resignation 5 Sep. '01 Justice Minister Calls for Jury, Independent Prosecutors to Try Corruption Cases 5 Sep. '01 Mikheil Saakashviil Called Governments' Meeting an "Empty Talk" 3 Sep. '01 Governmental Crisis Continues 1 Sep. '01 Mikheil Saakashvili Launches Popularization Campaign for the Law on Illegal Property 31 Aug. '01 Cabinet of the Ministers - Necessary Escape or Just Another Bluff? 13 Aug. '01 Shevardnadze Supports Bill on Return of Illegal Porperty to the State 10 Aug. '01 Review of the Government's Meeting. August 8, 2001 9 Aug. '01 The New Draft-Law Will be For 500 State Officials Only 9 Aug. '01 Actual Names of Those Who Seizes State Property Were Announced 8 Aug. '01 Saakashvili Against Corrupted Ministers 4 Aug. '01 Deputy Minister of Justice Is Suspected in Disobedience towards the Police 1 Aug. '01 Weekly Review of Ministries' Activities. July 21-28, 2001 24 Jul. '01 Weekly Review of Ministries' Activities. July 14-23, 2001 18 Jul. '01 The Government Cannot Control the State; Population Is Replacing the Government 12 Jul. '01 Weekly Review of Ministries' Activities. June 30 - July 7, 2001 10 Jul. '01 Review of the Parliament's Bureau Session. July 3rd, 2001 9 Jul. '01 Georgian newspapers publish only "anomaly" to invoke an interest in readers 7 Jul. '01 Another Provocation from the Russian Press