The News in Brief
Monday, July 2
Ilia the Second – Criticism often Leads to Condemnation and Sin
Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia reminded society that criticism often leads to condemnation and sin. Ilia the II said on the Sunday service today, time changes and people do too. "We no longer resemble our predecessors and parents. They were more modest and kinder," the Patriarch declared and underscored that people were wiser before. The Patriarch said that there also were others – critics. Philosophers often visited villages, preached, said that people had to be good and they had many followers”, Patriarch declared.
“One wise person said that we no longer have philosophers and we have only critics. It is really so. A person, who criticizes, has to do better himself first and then criticize others. But this is our nature. This criticism often leads to condemnation and sin”, Patriarch said.
(IPN)
Super Cup finals to be held in Tbilisi in 2015
In 2015, the Super Cup Finals match will be held at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said at a press conference in Kyiv on Saturday.
He said that the UEFA Executive Committee awarded the UEFA Super Cup to Cardiff in 2014 and Tbilisi in 2015 at a meeting on Saturday.
The match between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League is the traditional curtain raiser to the European club season and has been staged at the Stade Louis II in Monaco since 1998.
This year`s match between the Champions League winners– Chelsea and Europa League winners– Atletico Madrid, will be the last staged in the principality with next year's game already awarded to Prague's Eden Stadium. From 2014, the match will be held in the middle, rather than the end of August pending ratification of the new international calendar from which the unpopular August international friendly date will be dropped.
(Rustavi 2)
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Zardiantkari
On July 1, 2012, an extraordinary meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in the village of Zardiantkari.
Participants discussed the security situation and the freedom of movement in the village in the light of recent developments. The Georgian and the de facto South Ossetian authorities agreed to exchange information about those members of the community who may have recently left the village. Depending on the outcome of this exchange, there may be a follow up IPRM meeting.
The next regular IPRM meeting is scheduled for July 26, 2012.
(EUMM)
Saakashvili inspects reconstruction works at Bagrati Cathedral
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili inspected the ongoing reconstruction works at the 11th century Bagrati Cathedral in Georgia`s second largest city of Kutaisi today.
As reported, UNESCO will return to the discussion of the Bagrati issue next year, but before that, the Georgian side has asked the organization to send an enlarged group of international experts, who will monitor the restoration of the Bagrati Temple, which is on the list of the UNESCO cultural heritage.
The Georgian delegation presented relevant documents to the members of the committee to convince international experts that the restoration of the Bagrati Temple in Kutaisi was conducted properly.
(Rustavi 2)
President visits flood-affected region
The Georgian President visited the flood-affected regions in the western part of the country. Mikheil Saakashvili arrived in the villages of Tsalenjikha district. He visited all the affected families and provided instructions to government members.
Agriculture Minister Zaza Gorozia and Regional Development and Infrastructure Minister, Ramaz Nikolaishvili, accompanied the president in the damaged region. They reported the results of the natural disaster to the president, who instructed them to restore houses and pay compensations to the affected locals.
Mikheil Saakshvili cancelled his visit in Azerbaijan due to the flood in Samegrelo. The President was in Baku to take part in the Crains Montana forum.
Torrential rain damaged the Samegrelo Region last Friday. Up to 100 families were affected. An emergency headquarter has been set up, which is surveying the damage.
(Rustavi 2)
Labour Party asks for donation from citizens
The Georgian Labour Party has asked for a financial donation from physical and legal entities. Giorgi Gugava of the party said at the briefing yesterday that the funds allocated by the government from the state budget are not sufficient for conducting the election campaign.
"The Labour Party is the only political organization which has not taken a donation from anyone, because we are not for sale. We are addressing our citizens for whom devotion, nationality and social fairness is valuable - to donate to the party in order to combat injustice in the country together," Giorgi Gugava said, adding that the party would announce bank requisites, where people can transfer funds to the party in a few days.
(Rustavi 2)
Minister accompanied visually impaired entrants to exam center
Entrants are taking exams in Georgian language and literature on the second day of the unified entrance exams. Minister of Education of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, accompanied six visually impaired entrants from Number 202 public school to one of the examination centers arranged in the State Technical University today.
The examinations are being held in two sessions each day. The examinations began Friday and will be over on July 18th. The results of the examinations will be published on August 25th.
There are 17 examination centers in Georgia`s 12 cities. The first day of unified entrance exams passed without complications.
(Rustavi 2)
Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia reminded society that criticism often leads to condemnation and sin. Ilia the II said on the Sunday service today, time changes and people do too. "We no longer resemble our predecessors and parents. They were more modest and kinder," the Patriarch declared and underscored that people were wiser before. The Patriarch said that there also were others – critics. Philosophers often visited villages, preached, said that people had to be good and they had many followers”, Patriarch declared.
“One wise person said that we no longer have philosophers and we have only critics. It is really so. A person, who criticizes, has to do better himself first and then criticize others. But this is our nature. This criticism often leads to condemnation and sin”, Patriarch said.
(IPN)
Super Cup finals to be held in Tbilisi in 2015
In 2015, the Super Cup Finals match will be held at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino said at a press conference in Kyiv on Saturday.
He said that the UEFA Executive Committee awarded the UEFA Super Cup to Cardiff in 2014 and Tbilisi in 2015 at a meeting on Saturday.
The match between the winners of the Champions League and the Europa League is the traditional curtain raiser to the European club season and has been staged at the Stade Louis II in Monaco since 1998.
This year`s match between the Champions League winners– Chelsea and Europa League winners– Atletico Madrid, will be the last staged in the principality with next year's game already awarded to Prague's Eden Stadium. From 2014, the match will be held in the middle, rather than the end of August pending ratification of the new international calendar from which the unpopular August international friendly date will be dropped.
(Rustavi 2)
Extraordinary IPRM meeting takes place in Zardiantkari
On July 1, 2012, an extraordinary meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, co-facilitated by the EUMM and the OSCE, took place in the village of Zardiantkari.
Participants discussed the security situation and the freedom of movement in the village in the light of recent developments. The Georgian and the de facto South Ossetian authorities agreed to exchange information about those members of the community who may have recently left the village. Depending on the outcome of this exchange, there may be a follow up IPRM meeting.
The next regular IPRM meeting is scheduled for July 26, 2012.
(EUMM)
Saakashvili inspects reconstruction works at Bagrati Cathedral
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili inspected the ongoing reconstruction works at the 11th century Bagrati Cathedral in Georgia`s second largest city of Kutaisi today.
As reported, UNESCO will return to the discussion of the Bagrati issue next year, but before that, the Georgian side has asked the organization to send an enlarged group of international experts, who will monitor the restoration of the Bagrati Temple, which is on the list of the UNESCO cultural heritage.
The Georgian delegation presented relevant documents to the members of the committee to convince international experts that the restoration of the Bagrati Temple in Kutaisi was conducted properly.
(Rustavi 2)
President visits flood-affected region
The Georgian President visited the flood-affected regions in the western part of the country. Mikheil Saakashvili arrived in the villages of Tsalenjikha district. He visited all the affected families and provided instructions to government members.
Agriculture Minister Zaza Gorozia and Regional Development and Infrastructure Minister, Ramaz Nikolaishvili, accompanied the president in the damaged region. They reported the results of the natural disaster to the president, who instructed them to restore houses and pay compensations to the affected locals.
Mikheil Saakshvili cancelled his visit in Azerbaijan due to the flood in Samegrelo. The President was in Baku to take part in the Crains Montana forum.
Torrential rain damaged the Samegrelo Region last Friday. Up to 100 families were affected. An emergency headquarter has been set up, which is surveying the damage.
(Rustavi 2)
Labour Party asks for donation from citizens
The Georgian Labour Party has asked for a financial donation from physical and legal entities. Giorgi Gugava of the party said at the briefing yesterday that the funds allocated by the government from the state budget are not sufficient for conducting the election campaign.
"The Labour Party is the only political organization which has not taken a donation from anyone, because we are not for sale. We are addressing our citizens for whom devotion, nationality and social fairness is valuable - to donate to the party in order to combat injustice in the country together," Giorgi Gugava said, adding that the party would announce bank requisites, where people can transfer funds to the party in a few days.
(Rustavi 2)
Minister accompanied visually impaired entrants to exam center
Entrants are taking exams in Georgian language and literature on the second day of the unified entrance exams. Minister of Education of Georgia, Dimitri Shashkini, accompanied six visually impaired entrants from Number 202 public school to one of the examination centers arranged in the State Technical University today.
The examinations are being held in two sessions each day. The examinations began Friday and will be over on July 18th. The results of the examinations will be published on August 25th.
There are 17 examination centers in Georgia`s 12 cities. The first day of unified entrance exams passed without complications.
(Rustavi 2)