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Friday, November 16, 2007, #220 (1487)

Interview with: Salome Zourabichvili

The Messenger spoke with Zourabichvili in the lobby of the Tbilisi Marriott, where she painted a picture of a beleaguered and disorganized opposition, struggling to find its footing just seven weeks before a crucial election. (more)

Opposition divided as talks with government lead nowhere

On November 15, political opposition leaders met with top government representatives but walked away with no results. (more)

Moscow alleges dirty electioneering from Saakashvili as abrupt campaign season begins

President Mikheil Saakashvili announced on November 14 that he would issue a sweeping pardon of “petty criminals,” in an address less than two months before he is up for re-election in a snap presidential poll. (more)

Last Russian military base in Georgia closes

The last train loaded with Russian military equipment from a Batumi base left Georgia November 15, largely putting an end to a Russian military presence which has endured in Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (more)

Special Feature: Rompetrol Group president on European energy market, possible roles for Georgia

Rompetrol Georgia organized a trip to Romania for a group of Georgian journalists at the end of October. The delegation visited The Rompetrol Group’s facilities in Constanta, on the Black Sea coast: an oil refinery, a petrochemicals plant and an oil terminal. (more)

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