http://www.newsgeorgia.net The Republic of Georgia's All English News Wire Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:12:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are some surprising -- I'd even say, clinical -- changes happening in the Russian collective unconscious and in foreign policy, which is directed largely at shaping that collective unconscious. Take a look at the news reports from just one day, February 3. The day started with two articles. One in ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2009/02/04/a-day-in-the-life-of-russias-collective-unconscious/ Russia has always remained and will remain “committed to centuries-old tradition of good neighborly and friendly relations with its close Georgian people,” Russia’s President, Dmitry Medvedev, told the Georgian community living in Russia. In his written address to the congress of Georgians, held in Moscow on February 3, Medvedev said: “We ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2009/02/04/medvedev-%e2%80%98we-want-independent-democratic-georgia%e2%80%99/ EU-sponsored inquiry mission into the August war led by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini visits Moscow. On February 4, the mission met with a group of Russian lawmakers. “I think that the mood is very constructive; there are no foregone conclusions; there was readiness to accept the Russian side’s arguments,” MP Konstantin Kosachev, ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2009/02/04/eu%e2%80%99s-war-inquiry-mission-visits-moscow/ Amendments to the election code, laid out by the two-party alliance, were met mainly positively other opposition parities in and outside the parliament. And the ruling party lawmakers said they were ready to engage in dialogue with the opposition on the matter. Distribution of Parliamentary Seats One of the key aspects of ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2009/02/04/opposition-lays-out-electoral-system-reform-priorities/ Russia should talk with the Georgia’s leadership, if it is really willing to have a dialogue with the Georgian people, President Saakashvili said on February 4. Saakashvili’s remarks were made in response to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev’s statement that Moscow has always remained and will remain “committed to centuries-old tradition ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2009/02/04/talk-with-government-%e2%80%93-saakashvili-tells-moscow/ The European Union stepped up its engagement in Georgia on Monday, launching an observer mission to oversee the withdrawal of Russian troops, appointing a special envoy to coordinate diplomatic efforts and preparing a major increase in economic aid. EU foreign ministers formally approved the deployment of a 200-strong civilian observer mission ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2008/09/15/eu-steps-up-engagement-in-georgia/ Georgia's president said Monday he hopes a visit from NATO's chief will accelerate his nation's drive to join the Western alliance, pressing for sustained international support following its defeat by Russia in a brief and bitter war. Mikhail Saakashvili said Georgia and NATO should work hard to show that Georgia is ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2008/09/15/nato-chief-envoys-visit-georgia-to-show-support/ At the height of the crisis over Russia's invasion of Georgia last month, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin summoned the top executives of his nation's most influential newspapers and broadcasters to a private meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The Kremlin controls much of the Russian media, and Putin occasionally ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2008/09/15/in-wake-of-georgian-war-russian-media-feel-heat/ Russian peacekeepers are withdrawing from five checkpoints in western Georgia where they have been since the conflict between the two countries broke out last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday, according to the state-run Interfax news agency. Russian troops Russian soldiers pack up their gear at the Georgian checkpoint in Poti ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2008/09/13/russian-forces-withdraw-from-key-georgian-checkpoints/ Some senior military figures, including the deputy chief of staff, the commander of land forces and the chief of the national guard, have been dismissed from their posts. The Georgian Ministry of Defense said on September 3 that Alexandre Osepaishvili, the deputy chief of staff of the armed forces, had been ... http://www.newsgeorgia.net/2008/09/13/new-deputy-chief-of-army-staff-appointed-some-key-army-officials-dismissed/