President Of PACE To Visit Armenia, Azerbaijan And Georgia

Prime-News was told about that at Tbilisi Representation of Council of Europe.

The President of PACE will complete his visit to countries of South Caucasus on July 10.

Rene van der Linden will hold meetings with the governmental officials, representatives of political parties and NGOs of the aforementioned countries.

The issues related to fulfillment of assumed responsibilities will be probably discussed at the meetings.

The journalists were told at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation that the meeting between Sergey Shamba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of de facto Abkhazia, and the representative of the government of Moscow was held. The sides discussed perspectives of possible cooperation.

Boris Silaev, Deputy Chairman of Department on International Relations of government of Moscow, and Larisa Konkina, Advisor of Department on International Relations, participated in the meeting.

Pikria Chikhradze declared at the plenary session of the Parliament of Georgia on Tuesday that people have fears to lose jobs, to be detained illegally, to be confiscated of property, to die from hunger, but people now are afraid of meetings, as detentions are frequently carried out during the meetings today.

“A comic person reads a list in a totally strange environment and lately comic detention follows the reading,” noted Chikhradze.

According to the MP, it is the violation of the constitution of Georgia and she appeals to the President, Speaker, and MPs to take corresponding measures to end up with this farce.

Nino Burjanadze stated at the session of the parliament of Georgia on Tuesday that criminals ought to be punished, but it would be better if detentions were carried out in civilized and esthetical manners.

Nino Burjanadze declared about that after the statement made by MP Gogi Tsulaia, who admitted that three of the detainees had been arrested several days ago, but they had been specially taken to Kutaisi City Hall in order to participate in the show.

The officers of Constitutional Security Department had detained employees of Kutaisi City Hall. They are accused of misappropriation of GEL 600 000.

The organizers of two-day conference are Fredric Ebert Foundation and GEPLAC.

The representatives of the Georgian government, official representatives of the European Union take part in the conference. Dimitri Sanakoev, Head of Tbilisi-loyal South Ossetian Provisional Administration, has delivered a speech on the conference.

Georgia and the European Union signed action plan of European Neighborhood Policy in October 2006.

The action plan covers strategic directions of Georgia-EU cooperation.