30 May, 2013
“The freedom of movement of communities living in areas adjacent to the Administrative Boundary Lines is a key priority for EUMM,” Ambassador Tyszkiewicz said. “The installation of fences impedes people’s livelihood and divides families and communities. This is unacceptable.” Following the recent installation of fences, EUMM has also noted an increase of the presence of security actors from all sides in the areas of Ditsi. As such, this may lead to an escalation rather than a diffusion of a tense situation.
30 May, 2013
Interview with Mamuka Areshidze, an expert
Ex-premier Vano Merabishvili is in prison. Expert Mamuka Areshidze thinks it’s an absurd that general secretary of the ‘National Movement’ was allegedly arrested to overlap the May 17 events.
30 May, 2013
Interview with Nugzar Tsiklauri, one of minority leaders
‘The mood in ‘National Movement’ is grave; they think that there is an attempt to somehow crush the strongest opposition force’, - declared Nugzar Tsiklauri, member of parliamentary minority; we began our interview with him by the issue of arrest of ex-premier Vano Merabishvili.
30 May, 2013
An episode of meeting dispersal…
Nugzar Zhordania, an ‘Achara PS’ journalist, during the dispersal of meeting at Rustaveli Ave. on that hellish night was saved by a Tbilisi family. Nugzar Zhordania: That night I went through hell. Having seen Niaz Bolkvadze, head of Achara Ancestral Union, writer and philosopher, exhausted by heat, I couldn’t hide my indignation. He had temperature and could hardly stand on his feet.
30 May, 2013
Exclusive interview with Sozar Subari, head of penitentiary system
‘For security reasons, ex-Premier Vano Merabishvili’s cell is controlled by video-eye’, - declared Sozar Subari, Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia. Being an advisor of UN Human Rights High Commissioner, first of all we asked him to assess May 17 events in the capital.
30 May, 2013
Criticism against the Party Leader
According to the experts, internal confrontations taking place in the National Movement has all the hallmarks of the irreversible process which is likely to disintegrate once mighty and tightly knit party into isolated shards. They add that the end is nigh, that is, the National Movement will not be able to keep itself intact even by the October Presidential elections. For the same reason, their Presidential hopeful faces harsh prospect of losing the privileged status among his likes from the opposition.
30 May, 2013
Leader of “Industry Will Save Georgia” Gogi Topadze talked to Georgian Journal about the ongoing presidential race and new arrests that changed the layot in Georgian Political life. We offer the interview to our reader:
30 May, 2013
Exclusive Interview with Ex-Minister of Georgia
Salome Zourabichvili, who intends to finalize her decision to present her candidacy for the presidential elections in October of 2013, talked to Georgian Journal and declared that she is “thinking about her candidacy for the next presidential election as an independent candidate”. At the same time, she denied rumors about establishing new political party. “I founded one political Party “the Way of Georgia” in 2006, which has kept its line and orientation over these very difficult years and which now continues without me. I have said about the President’s role that he/she should not be identified with one given Party, and should not represent a single Party. I am no longer the leader of my Party, where I have only an honorary title, but would not think about joining another one or creating a nes one. I do not believe in politicians changing parties as they change shirts, which has been a bad habit for some people in Georgian politics.”
30 May, 2013
Exclusive Interview with Federica Favi, Ambassador of Italy to Georgia
Last week, the Ambassador of Italy to Georgia, H.E. Mrs. Federica Favi held a press conference regarding Embassy’s new visa issuing service. Ambassador Favi spoke to journalists from the offices of Visa Management Service. Due to the deadline, we could not publish it immediately. However, Georgian Journal decided to visit the embassy to conduct a face-to-face interview with Federica Favi, recipient of the prize in the nomination of “the best respondent” at Georgian Journal’s Diplomat Party a month ago at Tbilisi Marriott.
23 May, 2013
Former PM Vano Merabishvili, who is now UNM secretary general, and ex-healthcare minister Zurab Tchiaberashvili, who is now governor of Kakheti region, were arrested on May 21.
23 May, 2013
“This is first time in Georgia when different political parties are presented in different governing bodies. This situation became a challenge” said Koki Ionatamisvhili, head of the faction of National Movement at the Tbilisi City Hall Assembly to Georgian Journal
23 May, 2013
As more candidates for presidential elections become known to the public, situation changes and results of the elections become less predictable. As number of the voters who are looking for the third candidate is quite influential, appearance of the third candidate makes it more interesting, thinks political expert Ramaz Sakvarelidze, who talked with Georgian Journal about the presidential race.
23 May, 2013
‘It’s thanks to police that we have no casualties’
‘The ‘National Movement’ has been planning this provocation for about 3-4 weeks; it’s aim was to discredit Georgia in the eyes of international community!’ declared Sandro Bregadze ‘ leader of ‘Erovnulebi’.
23 May, 2013
Expert Kakhi Kakhishvili about May 17 event
The most critical response that followed the May 17 action in Tbilisi was expressed in Western press. It’s an interesting fact – the enthusiasts who round the clock are connected to internet calculated that on European or American sites Georgia was mentioned with such frequency only during the August war.
23 May, 2013
Several days ago in the interview with ‘Euro News” the Prime Minister spoke about the Kosovo model and noted that it is possible to use this model in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. But for the time being nothing is said whether the Kosovo model will be acceptable for Russia. Zurab Abashidze, Prime Minister’s special representative in Russia speaks about the ‘red lines’ drawn by Russia.
The August war was a great game, Mikheil Saakashvili’s former American adviser Jeffrey Silverman says in his interview with the ‘Kvela Siakhle’ newspaper.
