Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Seventeen Georgian soldiers will go to Israel for medical treatment

Seventeen Georgian soldiers will be flown to Israel for medical treatment paid for by the Georgia-Israel Business Chamber. As the head of the Chamber stressed, Israel has a world leading medical service and will use it to help Georgia at such a difficult time.
A special fund which will provide relief to people affected by the Russian-Georgian War has also been created by the Chamber, which represents Jewish businessmen working in Georgia.

State of War to be eased from September 3

The State of War Georgia declared at the height of the Russian aggression will be rescinded by the Parliament of Georgia, Parliament Speaker Davit Bakradze stated yesterday. The occupied territories however will remain under the lesser State of Emergency provisions.
According to Bakradze, a State of War negatively affects country’s economy. The State of War was first declared on August 9 and extended until September 8 on August 23.

Commission will calculate environmental damage

The special commission to monitor and calculate the environmental damage Georgia has suffered as a result of the Russian occupation held its first meeting on September 2. The forty- strong group includes representatives from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Agriculture and experts from different spheres.
The commission’s monitoring report should be delivered in a month. Foreign experts’ recommendations will also be reflected in the report.

Russian military deployment agreement to be signed in South Ossetia

An agreement on the deployment of Russian military posts in South Ossetia is to be signed in Tskhinvali on September 2, according to Russian information agencies quoting Tarzan Kokoity, Deputy Chairman of the South Ossetian Parliament.
“We will sign an inter-state cooperation agreement with Russia concerning Russian military deployment on South Ossetian territory”, Tarzan Kokoiti stated at a briefing held in Tskhinvali’s press centre.

Georgian issue discussed by Russian and Armenian Presidents

The recent Georgian-Russian developments were discussed by the Russian and Armenian Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sarkisyan, in Sochi on September 2 as they met to talk about the details of bilateral energy cooperation. Medvedev explained the Russian decision to recognise the breakaway regions and outlined its measures to stabilize the situation in the region.
A representative of the Kremlin declared that the priority of future economic co-operation between Russia and Armenia is the energy sphere. An agreement on gas provision for 2009-2011 is being prepared, and discussions on nuclear energy use have moved to a different stage. Russia is the main investor in Armenia and is the primary destination of Armenian exports.

Georgian issue discussed by Russian and Armenian Presidents

The recent Georgian-Russian developments were discussed by the Russian and Armenian Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sarkisyan, in Sochi on September 2 as they met to talk about the details of bilateral energy cooperation. Medvedev explained the Russian decision to recognise the breakaway regions and outlined its measures to stabilize the situation in the region.
A representative of the Kremlin declared that the priority of future economic co-operation between Russia and Armenia is the energy sphere. An agreement on gas provision for 2009-2011 is being prepared, and discussions on nuclear energy use have moved to a different stage. Russia is the main investor in Armenia and is the primary destination of Armenian exports.

Georgian issue discussed by Russian and Armenian Presidents

The recent Georgian-Russian developments were discussed by the Russian and Armenian Presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Serzh Sarkisyan, in Sochi on September 2 as they met to talk about the details of bilateral energy cooperation. Medvedev explained the Russian decision to recognise the breakaway regions and outlined its measures to stabilize the situation in the region.
A representative of the Kremlin declared that the priority of future economic co-operation between Russia and Armenia is the energy sphere. An agreement on gas provision for 2009-2011 is being prepared, and discussions on nuclear energy use have moved to a different stage. Russia is the main investor in Armenia and is the primary destination of Armenian exports.

Current situation in the Caucasus discussed in Turkey

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the current situation in the Caucasus yesterday, September 2, during a visit to Turkey. Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart discuss the Turkish initiative to create a “stability platform” in the Caucasus, which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled during a visit to Tbilisi in August.

Georgian-Russian conflict to be Ukrainian Parliament’s major point of discussion

The Georgian-Russian conflict was the main issue discussed by the Ukrainian Rada at its first autumn session, which began on September 2. The Rada also discussed Russia’s recognition of the breakaway regions.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko did not attend the opening of the session, but in support of Georgia he has declared that he expects the Parliamentarians to take a unanimous position on the conflict and associated issues.