Prime-News was told at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia that Despite the fact that over 500 schools all over the world are on a waiting list for the UNESCO associated school status, the issue of schools located in the conflict zone, due to its great importance, was considered ahead of schedule and decided positively by UNESCO.
The public schools of Kurta and Avnevi, which include both Georgian and Ossetian children, will be afforded an opportunity to establish close contacts with schools of the same status, take an active part in various international events, implement a great number of projects with the support of UNESCO and cooperate with the important international organization such as UNESCO.
Russia Banned Export Of Agricultural Products From Abkhazia
Website of de facto president informs about that referring to Said Tarkil, Deputy Head of the Abkhazian customs service.
According to the information of Tarkil, they received an official notice on the ban of export of agricultural products from the Russian Federation a week ago.
According to him, Russia has banned export of all agricultural products including citruses from Abkhazia.
Russia has reportedly cited the spread of a pig disease, African Swine Fever (ASF), in Abkhazia as the reason for the decision.
Next Conscription Of Reservists To Start On August 29
According to the information of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia, with the seventh conscription, reservists will be distributed to Senaki, Mukhrovani, Kojori and Telavi reserve battalions.
Reservists from Samtredia and Tskhaltubo regions will depart for Senaki. Reservists from Gardabani, Marneuli and Bolnisi regions will be trained at Telavi reserve base. Students of Technical University of Georgia, Tbilisi Medical University, Ilia Chavchavadze Stated University, Institute of Asia and Africa and Tbilisi University of Economic Relations will be trained at Mukhrovani Reserve Base.
Reservists residing in Gldani-Nadzaladevi, Isani Samgori, Didube-Chugureti and Didgori districts will leave for Kodori.
Next Cabinet Meeting To Be Held On August 29 At State Chancellery
Prime-News was told at the State Chancellery that Giorgi Arveladze, Minister of Economic Development of Georgia, would present several draft resolutions among them are: draft resolution on “Refusal To Transfer Portable Property Being In State Possession To Possession of Tbilisi”, draft resolution on “Granting 100% Shares of “Sachkhere Regional Hospital-Policlinic Union” Being In State Possession With Right of Governance” and draft resolution on “Transferring Additional Property To the Possession of Sighnaghi Municipality”.
Aleksandre Lomaia, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, will make a report about introduction additions into the resolution on “Definition of Partial and Full Amount of Budgetary Funding for 2007-2008 Academic Year”.
The Cabinet of Ministers will also hear information presented by Lado Chipashvili, Minister of Labour, Healthcare and Social Affairs, about the project on “Acting Plan of Georgian National Anti-drug Strategy”.
Davit Tkeshelashvili, Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources, will brief the Cabinet of Ministers about draft-resolution on “Document of Forestry Policy”.
President Congratulated Georgian Population Upon Assumption Of Virgin Mary From Sioni Cathedral
“In order to unite Georgia, we ought to restore it, as the destruction separated us,” admitted the president and stated that by building the state churches, army, roads, skyscrapers, schools, hospitals we would be able to restore and unite our country.
“There was an attempt to explode the Georgian defense system with help of modern missile, but it failed to explode. The aforementioned fact proves the existence of Holy Spirit that protects Georgia,” noted Saakashvili.
The president wished good health to His Holiness and added that Georgian government would mark the 30-th anniversary since the enthronement of Georgia’s Catholicos-Patriarch particularly this year.