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9 hrs ago | Free Republic

Readout of Vice President Biden's Call to Georgian President Saakashvili

Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/readout-vice-president-biden-s-call-georgian-president-saakashvili Home * Briefing Room * Statements & Releases The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release November 19, 2009 Readout of Vice President Biden's Call to Georgian President Saakashvili ...

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Related Topix: Asia, World News, Mikheil Saakashvili, US News

15 hrs ago | EurasiaNet

Georgia: Putin Takes Swipe at Saakashvili

Dropping any pretense of statesmanship, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin advised Ukraine's pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, to keep his tie away from Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili during the two leaders' November 19-20 summit.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Vladimir Putin, Europe, Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, Mikheil Saakashvili

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Al+ Armenia

The domed St. Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi, built in 1356, collapsed last midnight.

After being closed down, the church turned into a folk museum and in 1990, it was qualified as subject to demolition and was finally closed down.

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Georgian CEC releases statement on presidential elections in Abkhazia

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 20 / corr Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) issued a statement in connection with the presidential elections in self-proclaimed Abkhazian government on Dec. 12, 2009.

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ITAR-TASS

Georgian president "grateful to Ukraine"

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili thanked Ukraine for its support for Georgia, which 'made a European choice' during what he described as 'Russia's attack on Georgia.' He spoke about it on Thursday at a press conference on the results of his talks with Ukrainian leader Viktor Yushchenko.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko,

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Georgian State Reintegration Minister meets U.S. Defense Department representatives

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 20 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

Ensuring security in Georgia's separatist regions was discussed at a meeting between Georgian State Reintegration Minister Temur Iakobashvili and a U.S. Defense Department representatives.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

en.trend.az | Trend_News

“Round-Table” on free trade to be held in Tbilisi

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 20 / Trend Capital N.Kirtzkhalia /

The Eurasia Partnership Foundation continues its "Round-Table" in the European integration program. The meetings and discussions aim to develop policies and measures to secure a deal with the Council of Europe on free trade in the framework of the Eastern Partnership.

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Georgian-Ossetian conflict not to be priority during Kazakhstan's chairmanship to OSCE

Kazakhstan, Astana, 19 November / Trend News, K.Konirova /

The Georgian-Ossetian conflict will not be amongst the priorities during Kazakhstan's chairmanship to the OSCE in 2010, the head of the expert group of Information and Analytical Center at the Moscow State University named after M.Lomonosov Alexey Vlasov told Trend News.

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Georgian minister refutes reports on Tamiflu imports

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

Georgian Health Minister Sandro Kvitashvili refuted information about expired Tamiflu drug import into the country. Politicians want to sow panic among the public to meet their ambitions, the minister said.

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Georgian president and U.S. VP speak on phone

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation today, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported.

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Georgian former PM again visits Moscow

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

Former Georgian Prime Minister and Fair Georgia opposition movement leader Zurab Nogaideli will visit Moscow Nov. 22. This is his second visit to Moscow in the past month.

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Al+ Armenia

Tbilisi-Yerevan railway to be refurbished

The European Union financed an important project aiming at assessing the possibility of rehabilitating the railway line between Tbilisi and Yerevan in the frame of TRACECA Programme .

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Related Topix: World News, Armenia,

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OSCE representative says no pluralism in South Caucasus

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

The OSCE representative on media independence complained that pluralism is lacking in the South Caucasus.

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Georgian Foreign Ministry submits protest note to Russian counterparts

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

The Georgian Foreign Ministry sent a protest note to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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Georgian journalists to sign ethics charter

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

Georgian journalists finalized work on a draft journalistic ethics charter in cooperation with European media experts and Council of Europe representatives. The journalists will sign the charter at the Radisson Hotel Dec. 9, Iea Antadze, who initiated the project, told Trend News.

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Negotiations fail to curb tensions in Caucasus

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia The next round of Georgian-South Ossetian negotiations to prevent tensions in the Caucasus failed. The meeting originally scheduled for Nov. 19 was canceled by the South Ossetian side, Georgian officials reported.

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Daryalsky Valley population against opening Lars checkpoint

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

The population of the Stepantsmind village near the Daryalsky Valley will oppose the opening of the Lars checkpoint. They will hold an informational and demonstration campaign, event organizer Zaza Tsiklauri told journalists.

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Georgia reports first serious case of H1N1 virus

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 19 / corr. Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia

Georgia reported the first serious case of the H1N1 virus. An infected 61-year-old woman was taken to the Tbilisi Infectious Diseases Hospital Nov. 14, the National Disease Control Center said today.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

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Armenians include Georgian territories in their possession

Armenians include Georgian territories in their possession: representative of Georgian ombudsman in Kvemo Kartli region (INTERVIEW)

Georgia, Tbilisi, 18 November /Trend News, J.Babayeva /

Trend News interview with the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) of Georgia in Kvemo Kartli, Elbrus Mammadov.

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Tbilisi to host Georgian-Flemish business forum

Georgia, Tbilisi, Nov. 17 / Trend News N.Kirtzkhalia /

The Georgian-Flemish business forum will be held in "Sheraton Metekhi Palace" on Nov 19.

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