CIS ACTING SECRETARY TO MEET WITH PRESDENT AND PREMIER OF GEORGIA

15.07.2004 [15:03]
Acting Secretary of the CIS Vladimir Rushailo, who came to Tbilisi the evening before, is to meet with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania. Mr. Rushailo said ...

CANADA TO ACCEPT 525 AFGHAN REFUGEES

14.07.2004 [22:31]
Canadian Government has agreed to accept 525 Afghan refugees settled in Kirghizstan, BBC reported. The resettling will be completed by late 2004. However, 100 more refugees will remain Kirghizstan. R. ...

TRAFFIC POLICE OF GEORGIA REPLACED BY PATROL FORCE

13.07.2004 [19:34]
As a result of reforms carrying out by the State Traffic Police of Georgia, 8 administrations, including traffic police were liquidated in the Ministry of Interior Affairs; 2200 from 3800 ...

SCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL MINORITIES ENDS IN TBILISI

13.07.2004 [17:33]
The two-day scholastic conference “Education Policy and Minorities” under the aegis of the Council of Europe wrapped up its work at the Black Sea international university in Tbilisi, AzerTAj correspondent ...

MONUMENT IN MEMORY OF JEWS FALLEN VICTIM TO NAZISM TO BE ERECTED IN BERLIN

13.07.2004 [16:48]
A ceremony of laying the first brick of the foundation of the architectural monument to be erected in memory of the Jews who fell victims of Nazism during World War ...

BELGIAN GOVERNMENT EMBARGOS GERMAN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

13.07.2004 [15:41]
The Government of Belgium submitted to the European Commission its recent decision to ban the import or re-issuing of German newspapers and magazines containing tobacco and cigarettes ads, including ...

CIS COUNTRIES TO COORDINATE PROJECTS OF INTERSTATE PROGRAMS IN FIGHTING WITH CRIME, ILLEGAL DRUGS

13.07.2004 [12:51]
As reports AzerTAj with reference to ITAR-TASS, experts from CIS countries are gathering in Minsk later Tuesday to coordinate projects of interstate programs in fighting with crime, illegal drugs, psychotropic ...

WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZTION HOSTS TRANING IN NAKHCHIVAN

13.07.2004 [12:11]
World Tourism Organization has organized training for participants of the courses arranged by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism dealing with “organization of tourism business”.
The World Bank ...

BILL CLINTON’S BOOK PRESENTED IN BERLIN

12.07.2004 [15:56]
Presentation of book of the US ex-President Bill Clinton “My Life” was held in Berlin, on July 11, AzerTAj correspondent reports.
Bill Clinton was greeted by thousands of people in ...

AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN BRUSSELS AIRPORT

12.07.2004 [15:04]
The Belgian frontier guards have arrested two citizens of Sudan in the Brussels airport, AzerTAj correspondent reported referring to the German media. As the police revealed, the identity cards ...

NO FIRE EXCHANGE IN GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT ZONE LAST NIGHT

12.07.2004 [14:22]
Last night no fire exchange was registered in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone, AzerTAj reported.
According to official powers, no agreements were achieved at last night's meeting between Lev Mironov, ...

TURKMENISTAN BANS RUSSIAN MAYAK RADIO STATION BROADCASTS

12.07.2004 [14:18]
Turkmenistan is playing Turkmen songs on the radio frequencies that, until three days ago, were used by the Russian radio station Mayak (Beacon), which is very popular in this Central ...

FOUR DIED, TWO INJURED IN ITALIAN ALPS

10.07.2004 [21:07]
A few days ago, a group of French climbers of four women and two men who tried to conquer 4000 meters Mon Rose mountain in the Italian Alps did not ...

TREATMENT OF CONSUMPTIVE GOES WELL IN GEORGIA

10.07.2004 [21:07]
According to the experts, 69% of consumptives are undergoing successful treatment in Georgia, AzerTAj correspondent reports. Executive head of the Georgian National Tuberculosis Center Archil Salagaya advised the World Health ...

SITUATION IN SOUTH OSSETIA

10.07.2004 [17:16]
Four people were wounded in the South Ossetian conflict zone, AzerTAj reports citing ITAR-TASS Agency.
They are in condition of medium gravity, deputy commander of the Georgian part of the ...

GEORGIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS ARMY MUST BE READY FOR WAR

09.07.2004 [21:52]
Georgia central power - Tskhinvali province situation remains strained. Both stand for peaceful resolution of the conflict but do not rule out other option. Minister of Defense of Georgia commented ...

SOUTH OSSETIAN SIDE OPENS FIRE ON GEORGIA’S NIKOZI VILLAGE-OFFICIAL

09.07.2004 [15:42]
The South Ossetian side opened fire on the Nikozi village in Georgia, Chairman of Georgia’s Defence and Security Committee Givi Targamadze told journalists on Friday.
Targamadze, who is in ...

RUSSIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY COOPERATES WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

08.07.2004 [20:55]
At the briefing held in Moscow, acting head of the international cooperation department of Interior Ministry of Russia, colonel of internal service Sergey Gladkin noted that one of the priorities ...

EU PLANS TO ALLOCATE €259 MILLION TO CYPRUS TURKS

08.07.2004 [19:01]
The European Union is going to grant €259 mln to Cyprus Turks with the aim to eliminate differences in living standards between the southern and northern parts of Cyprus, Turkish ...