3/31/2007 President Saakashvili discusses youth violence with children at a Tbilisi school Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today visited Tbilisi middle school No 51 and spoke to students, parents and teachers about the growing problem of violent crime among teenagers. Also in attendance was Education Minister Kakha Lomaia."I want to tell... 3/31/2007 President Saakashvili pays respects to late President Zviad Gamsakhurdia Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today travelled to Mtskheta's Svetitskhoveli Cathedral to attend the funeral of independent Georgia's first president, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and pay his respects to the late leader's family. Saakashvili said that Gamsa... 3/31/2007 President Mikheil Saakashvili attends presentation of new 200-lari banknote A presentation has been held at the National Bank of Georgia for new 200-lari banknotes, which will enter into circulation in two weeks' time.One side depicts Georgian national hero Kakutsa Choloqashvili, who led an anti-Bolshevik revolt in the early 1920... 3/28/2007 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili meets representatives of parliamentary factions Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has held a special meeting with representatives of parliamentary factions at the State Chancellery. He praised the parliamentary majority and opposition for staking out a united position on issues of fundamental impo... 3/19/2007 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili meets Dmitriy Sanakoyev Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today travelled to the village of Kurta, in the South Ossetia conflict zone, where he held his first meeting with Dmitriy Sanakoyev, the leader of the pro-Georgian alternative de facto South Ossetian government.After... 3/14/2007 President Saakashvili visits Upper Abkhazia following attack Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has paid a visit to Upper Abkhazia (the Kodori Gorge) for the first time since villages there were bombed and came under artillery fire on 11 March. Saakashvili inspected the damaged buildings, including the administ... 3/12/2007 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili addresses a special session of the Security Council about the attack on Georgian villages in Upper Abkhazia Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has addressed a special session of the Security Council about the attack on Georgian villages in Upper Abkhazia (the upper part of the Kodori Gorge) on the evening of 11 March. He called the incident an act of "despe... 3/9/2007 President Mikheil Saakashvili and First Lady Sandra Roelofs were received by Emperor Akihito and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo During their visit to Japan, President Mikheil Saakashvili and First Lady Sandra Roelofs were received by Emperor Akihito and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The emperor and the president met behind closed doors. Saakashvili was pleased with the... 3/7/2007 President Saakashvili visits Japan Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili today travelled to Japan for a three-day official visit He began the visit by meeting legendary Japanese Judo champions Yasuhiro Yamashita and Antonio Inoki, whom he invited to visit Georgia. The Georgian delegation ... 3/6/2007 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has met Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has met Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana. At a joint news conference it was announced that Kazakhstan would invest in a wheat-processing plant in Poti and an oil refinery in Batumi. Saakashvili said th... 3/2/2007 Joint briefing held by President Saakashvili and Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has praised his country's ties with Ukraine at a joint news conference in Tbilisi with counterpart Viktor Yushchenko. Speaking after the signing of a number of bilateral trade agreements, Saakashvili said that since ...

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