News Digest
MOSCOW REGRETS IRRESPONSIBLE STATEMENTS BY GEORGIANS
By empty (2/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The recent statements by Georgian representatives about Russia are irresponsible, deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry information and press department Mikhail Troyansky told Interfax. Georgian Permanent Representative in the United Nations Revaz Adamiya accused Russia of genocide and ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia on Wednesday, and he claimed that Moscow no longer supports the territorial integrity of Georgia. \"We do not see it fit to comment on such pronouncements.GEORGIA\'S UN ENVOY ACCUSES ABKHAZIA OF GENOCIDE
By empty (2/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Speaking at a press conference in New York on 1 February, Revaz Adamia, who is Georgia\'s ambassador to the UN, accused the unrecognized Republic of Abkhazia of engaging in genocide and ethnic cleansing during the 1992-93 war, and he condemned the participation in that conflict of Russian mercenaries and regular troops, according to a UN press release. He also repeated earlier Georgian allegations that Abkhazia harbors terrorists and condones money laundering and arms smuggling. On 2 February, Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh denied Adamia\'s genocide allegations, saying he has \"a warped imagination,\" Caucasus Press reported.ARMENIA REACHES NEW ENERGY ACCORD WITH IRAN
By empty (2/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
A new bilateral memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation was signed in Tehran on 2 February during the latest session of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental commission. The new accord formally endorsed plans for the construction of the second section of the Iran-Armenia natural-gas pipeline, for a third electrical-power transmission line, and regarding the modernization of the fifth unit of Armenia\'s Razdan power station. The meeting produced a further agreement on the establishment of cultural and education centers in each country.COLOR REVOLUTIONS AIMED AT WEAKENING RUSSIA - ANTISOROS ORGANIZATION
By empty (2/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Regime changes brought about through color revolutions in a number of former Soviet republics are aimed at weakening Russia, not at the strengthening of the CIS, head of the Antisoros organization Maya Nikoleishvili said at a press conference in Tbilisi on Thursday. \"Saakashvili\'s coming to power with the support of Soros and his policy is a vivid example of attempts to discredit Russia in the international arena,\" she said. The Antisosros organization has conducted a poll dealing with Tbilisi residents\' attitudes to Soros\' activity in Georgia in January, she said.Visit also
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