Archive for November, 2008
Key points of the Georgian Parliament’s Commission hearing on August’s war
28 of November, President Saakashvili testified for five hours before the Georgian Parliament’s Ad hoc Commission investigating the origin and conduct of August’s war. Below are the key points of the President’s testimony, as summarized by Civil Georgia (an independent newssite), with minor corrections for accuracy. A full, unedited, English-language translation of the President’s testimony will be disseminated soon. All testimony to the Parliament’s committee is available at a special website of the Georgian Parliament:
Georgia calls on EU for independent inquiry into war
Luke Harding in Moscow
Wednesday November 19 2008 00.01 GMT
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia regarding the Geneva Talks held on November 18-19, 2008
Geneva talks resumed on November 18-19, 2008. Deliberations of two working groups, on security and stability issues in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region and return of the IDPs and refugees were held, in which participants took place on an informal basis in individual capacity.
Message of Georgian Olympic Champions and Georgian NOC
“Who started the war?”(Claims&Facts)
Factual Evidence Contradicts War Claims in Recent Media
OSCE Cautions on Drawing Conclusions Based on Incomplete Evidence
As second round of Geneva talks begin, question of “who started the war” takes center stage again; Georgia reinforces support for independent investigation
CoE Human Rights Chief Speaks of IDPs, Situation in War-Affected Areas
Eyewitness Accounts Confirm Shelling Of Georgian Villages
November 14, 2008
Vladimir Putin ‘wanted to hang Georgian President Saakashvili by the balls’
EU Monitors in New Standoff with Russia, as Moscow Continues to Violate Terms of the Six Point Ceasefire Agreement
Monitors denied access to conflict zones, face complete lack of cooperation from Moscow; EU members resist call for return to “business as usual” with Russia →