The News in Brief
Friday, June 20
Patarkatsishvili estate denies cooperating with Berezovsky
The family of late Georgian business tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili denies it is cooperating with Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky.
“I confirm once again that the Patarkatsishvili family does not share Berezovsky’s views and personal aspirations regarding politics and business, and that it categorically refuses to cooperate with him. The family in no way cooperates with him, nor does it aspire to set up such links,” a statement released by the business tycoon’s widow reads.
“Information to the contrary is deliberate and false,” it adds.
The statement acknowledges that the two men were business partners and friends, but says due to differences in their political opinions they decided to separate their business activity from politics.
Patarkatsishvili died at his English mansion in February. Doctors suggest a heart attack was to blame. (Prime News)
President in Brussels for EU summit
President Mikheil Saakashvili left for Brussels yesterday for the EU summit.
Saakashvili discussed Georgia’s relationship with the EU as well as recent events in Georgia and the South Caucasus region with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana yesterday.
He also addressed the European People’s Party on the issue of substituting Russian peacekeepers in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia with an international force. (Prime News)
Foreign minister in Italy
Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili continued her Europe trip, visiting Italy to hold consultations with her Italian counterpart Franco Frattini.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Tkeshelashvili will also take part in an international conference on global security from June 20–22 in Rome.
On June 25 she will fly to Poland to take part in a meeting of foreign minister of the New Group of Friends of Georgia. (Prime News)
International law conference opens
An international law conference opened in Tbilisi yesterday.
The constitutional court of Georgia, German Technical Cooperation Society (GTZ) and the Venice Commission organized the conference.
Representatives of the constitutional courts of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan as well as Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the Ukraine and Poland are taking part.
Constitutional rights in the South Caucasus is one of the main topics being considered. It will last two days. (Prime News)
The family of late Georgian business tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili denies it is cooperating with Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky.
“I confirm once again that the Patarkatsishvili family does not share Berezovsky’s views and personal aspirations regarding politics and business, and that it categorically refuses to cooperate with him. The family in no way cooperates with him, nor does it aspire to set up such links,” a statement released by the business tycoon’s widow reads.
“Information to the contrary is deliberate and false,” it adds.
The statement acknowledges that the two men were business partners and friends, but says due to differences in their political opinions they decided to separate their business activity from politics.
Patarkatsishvili died at his English mansion in February. Doctors suggest a heart attack was to blame. (Prime News)
President in Brussels for EU summit
President Mikheil Saakashvili left for Brussels yesterday for the EU summit.
Saakashvili discussed Georgia’s relationship with the EU as well as recent events in Georgia and the South Caucasus region with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana yesterday.
He also addressed the European People’s Party on the issue of substituting Russian peacekeepers in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia with an international force. (Prime News)
Foreign minister in Italy
Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili continued her Europe trip, visiting Italy to hold consultations with her Italian counterpart Franco Frattini.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Tkeshelashvili will also take part in an international conference on global security from June 20–22 in Rome.
On June 25 she will fly to Poland to take part in a meeting of foreign minister of the New Group of Friends of Georgia. (Prime News)
International law conference opens
An international law conference opened in Tbilisi yesterday.
The constitutional court of Georgia, German Technical Cooperation Society (GTZ) and the Venice Commission organized the conference.
Representatives of the constitutional courts of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan as well as Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, the Ukraine and Poland are taking part.
Constitutional rights in the South Caucasus is one of the main topics being considered. It will last two days. (Prime News)