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Friday, October 9 2009, #192 (1958)

Georgia plans to decrease defence financing

The financing of the Georgian Defence Ministry will be cut by about 150 million GEL (USD 90 million) according to the draft of the 2010 budget presented to the Georgian Parliament recently. (more)

NATO official gathers opinion in Georgia

The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simmons, met Minister of Defence of Georgia Bacho Akhalaia on October 9. (more)

Alliance for Georgia criticises President’s proposal

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The News in Brief

"U.S. Government team led by Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow to visit Georgia" (more)

Opinion

How internal political processes might develop

When in mid-June the opposition suspended their protest actions in the centre of the capital they promised to start again in autumn. (more)

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"Second Channel reform raised in Parliament" (more)
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