Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Calls for Unity

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili called for national unity against a "dangerous threat" from Russia on Saturday, the eve of the fifth anniversary of the "Rose Revolution" that brought him to power...

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Source: AFP

Russian Computer Game Acts Out New Georgia War

A Russian computer game simulating a new war between Russia and Georgia, in which NATO-member Poland backs a fresh bid by Tbilisi to take back its rebel regions, is to hit shops soon...

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Source: Reuters

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Abkhazia and South Ossetia Join Peace Talks

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are to take their place alongside Russia and Georgia at peace talks brokered by the UN, EU and OSCE. The consultations resume in Geneva on Wednesday and will be held behind closed doors...

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Source: Russia Today

Monday, November 17, 2008

Amnesty Warns of Georgia conflict "Twilight Zone"

Lootings and kidnappings along Georgia's de facto border with separatist South Ossetia are stopping more than 20,000 people from returning home, human rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday...

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Source: International Herald Tribune

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Medvedev Key Speech on Economy and Georgia


As the global financial crisis buffets Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev will explain in his first annual address on Wednesday how he plans to keep the country's once-booming economy on track and tackle the aftermath of the war with Georgia...

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Medvedev Key Speech on Economy and Georgia

Source: International Herald Tribune