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1) Shevardnadze Meets With US Defense Department Official In 'Closed Door' Session To Discuss Increased US Military Presence 2) Georgia Pushes To Absorb Abkhazia, Abkhazia Balks http://www.civil.ge/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1047380898,19089, Civil Georgia March 11, 2003 President, US Official Discussed Military Accord -[T]he US government is entitled to access and use of mutually agreed territories and facilities in Georgia for use by the US government�s military and civilian personnel, transport, vessels, and aircraft or for any other purpose. (Tbilisi. March 11, 2003. Civil Georgia) - President Shevardnadze met James McDougal, US Deputy Under-Secretary of Department of Defense and US ambassador in Georgia Richard Miles beyond the closed doors on March 10. After the meeting Richard Miles told the reporters that the Georgian President and the US defense officials discussed US-Georgian military agreement. On February 27, the Parliament launched the discussion on an Agreement, signed by the government of Georgia last December. But instead of an easy go-ahead for a step at increased defense partnership with the US, numerous objections of the MPs forced the parliament to postpone the voting. According to the document, the US government is entitled to access and use of mutually agreed territories and facilities in Georgia for use by the US government�s military and civilian personnel, transport, vessels, and aircraft or for any other purpose. Georgian President and James McDougal also discussed US-Georgian cooperation in fight against terrorism and the implementation of the US-funded Georgia Train-and-Equip program. ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.civil.ge/cgi-bin/newspro/fullnews.cgi?newsid1047309047,57072, Civil Georgia March 19, 2003 Tbilisi Offers Federation, Sokhumi Rejects -�We should start discussion of the economic rehabilitation of Abkhazia, return of IDPs and resumption of the railway link [between Russia and Georgia via Abkhazia],� Russian media sources report quoting Abkhaz envoy. (Tbilisi. March 10, 2003. Civil Georgia) - �Georgia is ready to discuss creating of federative republic in which Abkhazia will be granted special rights,� Georgian President Shevardnadze said at the news briefing today. President also said that the proposal does not contradict to the document regarding "Basic Principles for the Distribution of Competences between Tbilisi and Sokhumi [capital of breakaway Republic of Abkhazia]," which is prepared by the UN Secretary General's Group of Friends on Georgia (Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and the United States). The document details remain confidential, but Georgian officials hail its provisions that consider Abkhazia as a part of the Georgian state. Abkhaz envoy in Russia Igor Akhba said today while commenting Shevardnadze�s statement that �Abkhazia is an independent state� and Sokhumi does not intend to discuss proposal with Tbilisi. �We should start discussion of the economic rehabilitation of Abkhazia, return of IDPs and resumption of the railway link [between Russia and Georgia via Abkhazia],� Russian media sources report quoting Abkhaz envoy. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
