IRI, NDI to send observers to Georgia for parliamentary elections
28.06.12 14:01
United States government has allocated two million US dollars to sponsor the presence of international observers at the parliamentary elections in Georgia this fall. The representatives of the International Republican Institute [IRI] and National-Democratic Institute [NDI] will arrive in Georgia on July 18th, 2012 - ambassador of the United States to Georgia John Bass announced today. The observers will monitor not only the process of vote, but the pre-election campaigns as well. International observers will be sent to all regions of Georgia. Ambassador also voiced a new initiative of the U.S. government, which is going to facilitate involvement of women candidates in election process.
The relatives of Iuri Kurtsua have been waiting for his release from the captivity of Russian occupants during past five days. The family says they have even paid a fine for `violating the borders of the occupied Abkhazia Region`.
Ministry of Corrections and Legal Assistance confirms that the secretary general of the United National Movement has stopped hunger strike after the officials announced that he would be given a TV in the prison cell.
Chairperson of the parliament of Georgia Davit Usupashvili continues his official visit to Brussels. Davit Usupashvili met with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz today.
Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Alasania says the weapons discovered in a secret storage in the Samegrelo Region two days ago do not belong to his ministry.
Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance of Georgia, Sozar Subari told Alia newspaper that the video tapes discovered in the secret storage in Samegrelo two days ago, include the footage of sexual abuse of prisoners and not only prisoners.
Tbilisi mayor and the head of the United National Movement`s Tbilisi organization does not plan to take part in the primaries announced by the party for the selection of the presidential candidate.
