Mikheil Saakashvili News

More than a year after Russia and Georgia clashed in a short but brutal war, the two countries are continuing their dispute on the movie screen.

Erosi Kitsmarishvili, the man who changed Georgian television and who helped spark the 2003 revolution that brought President Mikheil Saakashvili to power, now claims he can unseat Saakashvili with the help of a tiny Tbilisi television channel.

Georgia is open for Russian tourists and business, but not for Russian spies, President Saakashvili's spokesperson said while commenting on Georgia's refusal to give entry visas to two Russian scholars.

A trial of 41 high-ranking officers, soldiers and civilians for an alleged mutiny and attempted government overthrow might seem like a prime candidate for saturation television coverage.

Almost all Georgian opposition parties support the Labor Party initiative to hold presidential and parliamentary elections under the UN aegis, Labor Party leader Shalva Natelashvili said after the Monday meeting with opposition leaders.

Georgian president expresses concern about the murder of Eduard Gurtskaia, 19, committed in Moscow on November 23.

Nearly two decades after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Georgia's parliament is to debate legislation aimed at preventing former KGB members holding public office, as Tom Esslemont reports.

Date : Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:58:50 +0400 HRAYR KARAPETIAN: ARMENIA IS CONCERNED WITH RELATIONS OF CSTO MEMBER COUNTRIES WITH AZERBAIJAN Noyan Tapan Nov 25, 2009 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN.

Giorgi Lomsadze and Temo Bardzimashvili 11/25/09 A EurasiaNet Photo Story The six African ostriches at a farm south of Tbilisi may not know it, but they are, in fact, a long-necked part of Georgia's colorful political history.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili took Putin's joke as an outrage of Georgian and Ukrainian people.

President of Georgia will pay visit to Ukraine on 18 November. President will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko.A As InterpressNews was told by embassy of Georgia in Ukraine, other official visits are also scheduled.A President of Georgia will take part in the political talk show of national channel a Ukrainaa .

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 ...

A proposal to revamp Georgia's aggressive financial police is raising red flags among some Georgian economists, who see the planned restructuring as contradicting the Georgian government's libertarian economic outlook.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenkoon Thursday met here with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili, pledging to further enhance bilateral relations and cooperation.

As Georgia strives to recover from the global economic crisis, the government is struggling to find a balancing point between the protection of workers' rights and the need for employers to boost output.

Georgia will dispatch 173 peacekeepers to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force , a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

Date : Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:42:39 +0400 TBILISI DISCUSSES BORDER OPENING By Temuri Kiguradze The Messenger Nov 16 2009 Georgia The Georgian Government discussed the planned opening of the state border with Russia at a session of the Georgian National Security Council on November 13.

Shevardnadze did a much better job than Saakashvili On September 9 President Saakashvili of Georgia solemnly declared that his country was now ranked 11th in the world in terms of ease of doing business, as estimated by the World Bank.

Following long-running debates the Government has agreed to meet opposition halfway and set a 30 percent threshold for local government elections.

President Saakashvili, government members and representatives from some opposition parties discussed possible reopening of Zemo Larsi-Kazbegi border crossing point with Russia at an extended session of National Security Council on November 13.