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	Foreign relations of Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Georgia's location, nestled between the Black Sea, Russia, and Turkey, gives it strategic importance far beyond its size.
		Georgia has a long and close relationship with Russia, but it is reaching out to its other neighbors and looking to the West in search of alternatives and opportunities.
		Georgia is a member of the United Nations, the OSCE, the CIS and the Council of Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Georgia (315 words)

	Georgia on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Georgia borders on the Black Sea in the west, on Turkey and Armenia in the south, on Azerbaijan in the east, and on Russia in the north.
		The climate is humid subtropical in the Black Sea lowland of Mingrelia, alpine in the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, and dry in the Kura steppes in the east.
		Georgia is rich in minerals, notably manganese (mined mostly at Chiatura and in Imeritia) and copper; tungsten, coal, lignite, barites, iron, molybdenum, oil, and peat are also found.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/Georgia.asp (1820 words)

	Georgia Area
		Georgia's population in 2000 was 8,186,453 (U.S. Census).
		Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina, on the west by Alabama, and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina.
		Georgia (Georgian: á¡áá¥áá á—á•á”áá Sakartvelo), known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus.
	www.georgia-area.com (5935 words)

	Georgia (09/05)
		Georgia has historically found itself on the margins of great empires, and Georgians have lived together in a unified state for only a small fraction of their existence as a people.
		On April 9, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia declared independence from the U.S.S.R. Beset by ethnic and civil strife from independence in 1991, Georgia began to stabilize in 1995.
		Georgia maintains an embassy in the United States at 1101 15th Street NW, Suite 602, Washington, DC 20005, telephone (202) 387-4537, fax (202) 393-4537.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5253.htm (3702 words)

	The History of Georgia
		As a consequence of constant invasions, economic decline and feudal strife, Georgia began to disintegrate, and by the end of the 15th century three independent kingdoms of Kakheti, Kartli, and Imereti, and the principality of Samtskhe emerged on its territory.
		The annexation of Georgia by the Russian Empire put an end to the independent existence of the Georgian Kingdoms and principalities and Georgia lost her age-old statehood.
		Georgia had to pass through the ordeal of industrialization and collectivization, suffering severely during the depressions of the 1930s.
	members.tripod.com /ggdavid/georgia/history.htm (4474 words)

	THE CONSTITUTION OF GEORGIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The territorial integrity of Georgia and the inviolability of state borders is confirmed and recognised by the Constitution and the laws of Georgia and also by the world concord of states and international organisations.
		Citizens of Georgia are equal in social, economic, cultural and political life regardless of national, ethnic, religious or language origin According to universally recognised principles and norms of international law all have the right to develop their culture freely without any discrimination and interference.
		The Parliament of Georgia is the supreme representative body of the country which exercises legislative power, determines the main direction of domestic and foreign policy and exercises general control over the Cabinet of Ministers and other functions within the framework determined by the Constitution.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/constitution/constitution.georgia.html (9000 words)

	The EU's relations with Georgia - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Georgia was among the first republics of the former Soviet Union to declare independence in 1991.
		Georgia maintains good relations with its direct neighbours Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey and participates actively and regional cooperation fora such as the Black Sea Economic Council and the GUUAM Grouping.
		Georgia is located as a transit corridor in the Caucasus, between Europe and the countries of Central Asia, and between Russia and the Middle East.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/georgia/intro (2817 words)

	Georgia
		Georgia is a republic with a Constitution that provides for a strong executive branch that reports to the President.
		Foreign observers criticized the Government's investigation and alleged that political motivations prevented the Government from prosecuting the kidnappers.
		Foreign and local members of nontraditional religious groups continued to report harassment by extremist Orthodox groups, police, and other authorities.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27838.htm (13065 words)

	Embassy of Georgia
		NEW YORK - Georgia's new president said he was ready for a "new era in relations" with Russia, and he repeated that his ousted predecessor should not be arrested amid a crackdown on corruption in the Caucasus nation.
		Georgia and its powerful northern neighbor have had tense relations for many of the years since the Soviet Union's breakup.
		Saakashvili said Georgia was ready to cooperate with Russia and meet it "halfway" on regional issues.
	www.georgiaemb.org /Print.asp?id=301 (543 words)

	Georgia Foreign Relations
		Georgia's long tradition as a crossroads of East-West commerce was interrupted by the trade practices of the Soviet Union and then by Gamsakhurdia's isolationist policy.
		In 1993 Shevardnadze traveled widely among the former Soviet republics (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan) and elsewhere (Germany, China, and the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Belgium) to solidify Georgia's international position and solicit aid.
		By September, Georgia had diplomatic relations with seventy-eight countries and economic cooperation treaties with sixteen.
	www.country-studies.com /georgia/foreign-relations.html (108 words)

	Georgia - Introduction
		With the rise of the Turk-Osman empire on Georgia's western borders, and the Turk's conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Georgia was geographically isolated from Western Europe and the Christian world as a whole.
		It was on 26 May, 1918 that Georgia gained its independence, and started to move towards rebuilding and development, but in 1921 it was annexed by Soviet Russia.
		The road of development was paved with bloody conflicts and civil wars, but the country shaped vividly its decision to set up an open and democratic society and ensure equality of all its citizens through the new constitution, free and fair elections, and the establishment of local democracy.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/georgia/intro.htm (606 words)

	USATODAY.com - Georgia's parliament urges Russia to remove bases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution Thursday urging the government to set a deadline for Russia to withdraw its two Soviet-era military bases from Georgia — a move that raised the stakes in a long-simmering dispute between the two nations.
		Georgia accused the Kremlin of deliberately dragging its feet.
		The ultimatum, which is a strong recommendation to Georgia's executive branch but would not have the force of law, also called for Georgia to force the bases at Batumi and Akhalkalaki to shut down if Russia balks at a deal.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-03-10-georgia-bases_x.htm (532 words)

	Russia, Georgia Bases - JRL 5-3-05
		In this situation, Russia's only hope is a policy of differentiated foreign economic relations with the post-Soviet states, which calls for gradually eliminating the foreign policy legacy that prevents this new policy from being implemented consistently.
		An agreement with Georgia on the status of these bases during the withdrawal period and especially after it could give Russia a chance to establish more appropriate and equitable economic relations with Georgia.
		Georgia might threaten to establish an energy and foreign trade blockade of Armenia, which is friendly with Russia, if Russia refuses to deliver cheap energy to Georgia.
	www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/9138-28.cfm (571 words)

	Georgia Bilateral relations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Relations are close and trusting, looking back over a tradition of nearly 200 years.
		As the coordinator of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General on Georgia, Germany is heavily involved in efforts to settle the dispute with the secessionist republic of Abkhazia.
		In the European Union as well, Germany is an advocate of closer relations with Georgia and the region as a whole.
	www.auswaertiges-amt.de /www/en/laenderinfos/laender/print_html?type_id=14&land_id=49 (735 words)

	Georgia (country) - Gurupedia
		The vote is believed to have been one of the freest ever held in independent Georgia although a surge of tension between the central government and the Ajarian leader
		On May 5 Abashidze was forced to flee Georgia as mass demonstrations in Batumi called for his resignation and
		Actually it is derived from the names Kurj or Gurj, by which they are known to the Arabs and modern Persians.
	www.gurupedia.com /g/ge/georgia_(country).htm (678 words)

	Nominee Outlines Goals as U.S. Ambassador to Georgia - US Department of State
		During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee two days earlier, he said it is vital that the United States assist Georgia as it seeks closer ties to major European institutions.
		Georgia is a country at the forefront of the President's democracy agenda.
		Georgia is an important ally in the Global War on Terror and in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
	usinfo.state.gov /eur/Archive/2005/Jun/02-365673.html (961 words)

	Georgia - Sak'art'velo
		Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century.
		The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia is a governmental institution carrying out the state management and coordination of foreign relations of Georgia with foreign states and international organizations.
		Embassy of Georgia to the U.S. Washington D.C. Embassies and Consulates of Georgia
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/georgia.htm (695 words)

	Pravda.RU Moscow is Not Happy With Russian-Georgian Relations
		According to the Chamber's public relations department, the delegation is visiting Saudi Arabia between January 18 and 22, the UAE between January 23 and 25, and Oman between January 25 and 26.
		The Agreement on friendly relations and cooperation between Mongolia and the Russian Federation signed on January 20, 1993, has deepened the relations between the countries and become a historical document that updated the legal basis of the bilateral cooperation, said Mongolian Foreign Minister Luvsangiin Erdenechuluun on the occasion of the agreement's 10th anniversary.
		According to Macedonia's Foreign Ministry, the visit to Moscow of its head, Ilinka Mitreva, is expected to result in 'a breakthrough in bilateral relations' and increased trade turnover between Macedonia and Russia.
	newsfromrussia.com /diplomatic/2003/01/23/42436.html (2012 words)

	Parliament of Georgia (Tbilisi, Caucasus Region) - HOME (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Parliament of Georgia shall be the supreme representative body of the country, which shall exercise legislative power, determine the principle directions of domestic and foreign policy, exercise control over the activity of the Government within the framework determined by the Constitution and discharge other powers.
		The Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia expresses its deep concern regarding to the detention of Georgian Public Broadcaster’s journalists – Nino Giorgobiani and Giorgi Lagidze in Belarus on March 24
		The Parliamentary Committees on European Integration, Foreign Relations and Defense and Security wish to express deep concern regarding the state of affairs in Belarus which has been created on the eve of Presidential Elections.
	www.parliament.ge /index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=1 (305 words)

	Georgia - Foreign Relations
		Extensive U.S. assistance is currently targeted to support Georgia's economic and political reform programs, with an emphasis on institution building.
		Evolving U.S.-Georgia partnerships include the Georgia Train and Equip Program, intended to enhance Georgia's military capability and stimulate military reform, programs by the Georgia (U.S.) National Guard, visits by the Sixth Fleet and the Coast Guard to Georgia, and the Bilateral Working Group on Defense and Military Cooperation.
		The summer 2003 exit of the American firm AES, which had been engaged in the electricity distribution sector, was a major setback for the economy and investment in Georgia.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/georgia/intro-fp.htm (418 words)

	NATO Partnerships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gorgi Burduli, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia at the North Atlantic Cooperation Council in Ministerial Meeting, Brussels.
		Remarks of H.E. Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia at the Meeting of Heads of States and Governments of member-countries of the Council of Euro-Atlantic Partnership in Madrid, Spain.
		Presentation of the Strategic Document "Georgia and the World: a Vision and Strategy for the Future" by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia H.E. Irakli Menagarishvili.
	www.nato.int /pfp/ge/georgia.htm (269 words)

	Georgia, Russia Vow To Repair Relations Through Talks - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It says Russia is ready to enhance cooperation with Georgia with a view to sustaining regional peace and stability.
		The statement was issued after Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin met with members of Georgia’s ruling party in Moscow.
		Bilateral relations started improving after Mikheil Saakashvili became Georgia’s president in early 2004.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2006/03/9C60B6F5-CFEC-4640-8689-0BC893F703FA.html (248 words)

	AllRefer.com - Georgia - National Security - The Military Establishment \| Georgian Information Resource
		In 1991 Georgia's president was overthrown by military force, and the Shevardnadze regime relied heavily on the armed forces to stay in power.
		Warfare in the autonomous regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as armed resistance by Gamsakhurdia supporters in western Georgia, have further emphasized the military's major role in national security.
		Efforts to disband the National Guard and Mkhedrioni were delayed by continued violence in western Georgia, by an attempted coup in Tbilisi by Gamsakhurdia supporters, and by the political ambitions of Kitovani and Ioseliani.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/georgia/georgia86.html (547 words)

	Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia was the first National Parliament of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era (in 1990 - 1992).
		After military coup d'etat of December 22, 1991-January 6, 1992, the Supreme Council, Government and President Gamsakhurdia were forced to leave Georgia.
		This page was last modified 22:43, 25 October 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supreme_Council_of_the_Republic_of_Georgia (153 words)

	Online Magazine - Civil Georgia
		John Tefft, who has been recently nominated by President Bush as the U.S. new Ambassador to Georgia, outlined the U.S. priorities in relations with Georgia at the hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 24.
		He said that Georgia, which is “the forefront of the U.S. President’s democracy agenda,” is a tremendous success story but much remains to be done to ensure that “the promises of the Rose Revolution are met.”
		He said that it is vital to help Georgia, which is an important U.S. ally in the war on terror and in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in its NATO and EU aspiration.
	www.civil.ge /eng/article.php?id=9976 (660 words)

	Online Magazine - Civil Georgia
		Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is currently paying a working visit to Georgia, expressed hope, upon his arrival on February 17, that talks with the Georgian leadership will foster “progress” in bilateral relations.
		During the interview she also tried to explain Georgia’s refusal to include a binding commitment not to station foreign military bases on the Georgian soil in the comprehensive framework agreement, as demanded by Russia.
		She said that Georgia made “at least three public gestures” in an attempt to show that Georgia is ready to improve ties with Russia.
	www.civil.ge /eng/detail.php?id=9106 (802 words)

	Georgia (country) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The vote is belived to have been one of the freest ever held in independent Georgia although a surge of tension between the central government and the Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze injured the elections in this region.
		The tension between the Georgian government and that of Ajuria grew increasingly after the elections until late April.
		Another theory purports that the name comes from the Greek geo (earth), because when the Greeks came to Georgia they saw the Georgians working the land.
	www.usindexlist.de /keyword/Republic_of_Georgia.php (808 words)

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