Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [In a devastated nation, or NATO statelet, where a recent poll demonstrates that only 8% of the populace is satisfied with the course which Shevardnadze has plunged his country into - and those being almost entirely TNC/NGO-type compradors - the Pinochet of the Caucasus has clearly accomplished his appointed task, and can bask in the admiration of his Western sponsors on the Riviera or Miami Beach.] August 6, 2001 Georgia President Will Not Run Again TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, 73, said he will not seek a third term as his country's president in elections that are set for 2005. Running for president a third time would require a change in Georgia's constitution, and Shevardnadze told his weekly radio broadcast there should be no changes to allow that. Shevardnadze, who served as Soviet Foreign Minister under form Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, was twice elected president of his native Georgia, in 1995 and 2000. He also cited age as a factor in his decision not to seek a third term. Shevardnadze has brought some stability to Georgia, which suffered several years of civil war and unrest after the Soviet collapse in 1991. The turmoil has hindered economic development in Georgia, a country known for its hearty wines and fruits on Russia's southern border and lengthy Black Sea coastline. � __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
