Georgien
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EUMM
EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EU)
Beginn: 09/08
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UN envoy reports progress during latest round of international talks (01.07.2009)
(Quelle:UN News / International)
The United Nations envoy to Georgia and his European co-chairs led talks today as part of the continuing international discussions aimed at preventing an outbreak of renewed violence following last year’s deadly conflict in Georgia. … Later Mr. Verbeke told reporters that today’s discussions had achieved a concrete result, with the Abkhaz side – which has previously committed to a mechanism designed to prevent and resolve incidents as they arise – indicating that it would now move towards the implementation stage.
Despite mission’s withdrawal, UN to continue engagement in Georgia – Ban (30.06.2009)
(Quelle:UN News / International)
In spite of the start of the withdrawal of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed that the world body will remain engaged in the region. … the Secretary-General underscored the Organization’s readiness to press ahead with its other key activities in the region, adding that he has asked his Special Representative Johan Verbeke “to continue to represent the United Nations at the ongoing Geneva international discussions on security and stability and on the return of internally displaced persons and refugees.”
OSCE terminates its 17-year Georgian mission (30.06.2009)
(Quelle:EurasiaNet / USA)
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is effectively affixing the seals on the door of its Tbilisi field office on June 30 and wrapping up its 17-year monitoring operation in the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone. The OSCE started pulling out its staff even before the deadline expired.
Russian exercises anger Georgia (29.06.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
Russian forces have begun their biggest military exercise in the Caucasus since the war with Georgia last year. More than 8,000 troops are taking part in the manoeuvres near the Georgian border, which Georgia has called "a pure provocation from Russia". Last month Nato angered Russia by staging exercises in Georgia itself.
EU condemns 'deliberate attack' on Georgia monitors (22.06.2009)
(Quelle:Reliefweb / International)
The European Union on Monday condemned a "deliberate attack" on its ceasefire monitors that killed a Georgian driver accompanying one of its patrols near Georgia's rebel region of Abkhazia. "Our preliminary findings of this incident indicate this was a deliberate attack on our patrol, going about its daily duties. This is a worrying development and completely unacceptable," the head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, Hansjorg Haber, said in a statement.
U.S., Georgia report progress in first talks of strategic partnership (22.06.2009)
(Quelle:RFE, RL / International)
The United States has held its first bilateral meetings with a delegation from Georgia under the auspices of the new U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, with both sides expressing satisfaction with the progress made in working groups.
Georgia-Russia: still insecure and dangerous – new ICG policy briefing (22.06.2009)
(Quelle:International Crisis Group (ICG) / USA)
Russian diplomatic pressure is dismantling the critical international conflict resolution machinery in Georgia, leaving the region facing a potentially explosive situation in which even a small incident could spark new fighting. “Georgia-Russia: Still Insecure and Dangerous“, the latest policy briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the situation ten months after the August 2008 war and finds deep cause for concern.
Abkhazia seeks continued cooperation with UN (17.06.2009)
(Quelle:RFE, RL / International)
Following Russia's June 15 veto of a UN Security Council draft resolution that would have extended temporarily the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh told a June 16 meeting of the republic's Security Council that Abkhazia will try to establish "alternative contacts" with the UN.
Russia set for a long „continuation war“ with Georgia (17.06.2009)
(Quelle:RFE, RL / International)
At one level, Russia's termination of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was an opportunist bid in an incremental strategy of garnering international recognition for Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. … An EU diplomat in Tbilisi says the vote was the first shot in a "continuation war" between Russia and Georgia that could last years. … EU officials, currently debating the extension of the EUMM mandate, are acutely aware of the danger that they could soon be facing "Russians erecting border posts on the other side," as one official put it in Brussels.
Georgia warns of Abkhazia unrest after UN mission ends (16.06.2009)
(Quelle:Reliefweb / International)
Georgia on Tuesday warned that Russia's veto of the extension of a UN mission in Abkhazia would fuel unrest and accused it of trying to hide "ethnic cleansing" in the Moscow-backed separatist enclave.
Russia rules out talks with Georgia’s “criminal” regime (15.06.2009)
(Quelle:B92 / Serbia)
Russia has no plans to hold dialogue with Georgia’s current regime but would be ready to talk with a new leadership after elections the Russian president said.
Russia vetoes extension of UN mission in Georgia (15.06.2009)
(Quelle:UN News / International)
The Security Council failed today to extend the presence of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) after Russia vetoed a technical roll-over for the nearly 16-year-old operation. China, Libya, Uganda and Viet Nam abstained on the vote on the text, which would have extended the Mission – entrusted with overseeing the ceasefire accord between the Government and Abkhaz separatists in the country’s north-western region – for two more weeks, until 30 June. Its mandate expires at midnight Monday.
Pro-Moscow parties win poll in rebel Georgian region (01.06.2009)
(Quelle:RFE/RL / International)
Parties supporting the pro-Moscow leader of Georgia's rebel South Ossetia province won parliamentary elections by a landslide, the region's chief spokeswoman has said. The May 31 vote, denounced by Georgia as illegal, is the region's first election since Russian forces repelled a Georgian attempt to retake the region by force last August and pushed deep into Georgian territory. South Ossetian leader Eduard Kokoity has hailed the election as a vindication of South Ossetia's independence -- recognized only by Russia and Nicaragua.
EU condemns South Ossetia elections (01.06.2009)
(Quelle:Al Jazeera / Qatar)
The European Union has condemned parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, a breakaway Georgian province, as "illegitimate" and said it will not recognise the results. Parties supporting Eduard Kokoity, the region's pro-Moscow leader, won Sunday's poll by a landslide, with Yedinstvo (Unity), his party, in the lead with half the votes. … The EU said the vote "represents a setback in the search for a peaceful and lasting settlement of the situation in Georgia".
UN’s Ban rejects Georgian criticism over Abkhazia Report (29.05.2009)
(Quelle:RFE/RL / International)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has rejected Georgia's accusation that he caved in to "Russian blackmail" by changing the language in his latest report on the Caucasus state. Georgia's UN ambassador accused Ban on May 28 of succumbing to Russian pressure to depart from past practice and not refer to the breakaway region of Abkhazia as part of Georgia in his report delivered to the Security Council on May 18.
Thousands attend Georgia protest (26.05.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
More than 50,000 opposition supporters in Georgia have gathered on independence day to demand President Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation. The crowd sang the national anthem and heard speeches by opposition leaders in a stadium in the capital, Tbilisi. The opposition has been holding daily rallies since April.
Ban: UN’s Georgia mission contributing to stability, security (20.05.2009)
(Quelle:UN News / International)
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) has contributed to the overall security of the local population, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says, while cautioning that an agreement on a revised security regime is needed for lasting stability. … The local population, particularly in the Gali district, remains in a precarious situation, while the ceasefire regime – which forms the foundation for separation of forces and stabilization – continues to erode, he says.
Georgia, Russia resume security talks in Geneva (19.05.2009)
(Quelle:RFE/RL / International)
Georgia and Russia have resumed security talks after international mediators and a UN report helped nudge Moscow's negotiators back to the table, officials said. … Delegations from Russia and the Moscow-backed rebel region of South Ossetia had withdrawn from the two-day talks in Geneva on May 18, citing the refusal of another Moscow-backed rebel region, Abkhazia, to attend, due to a delay in the UN report.
Self-ruled region remains wary of Russian backers (16.05.2009)
(Quelle:New York Times / USA)
Sergei Bagapsh wants to make it perfectly clear: Abkhazia is not now, and will not become, part of the Russian Federation. … With Russian border guards taking up long-term positions on Abkhazia’s periphery and Russian investors eager to buy up beachfront property, Mr. Bagapsh said Abkhaz independence remained a central worry. He also said he had been forced to push back on several occasions when Russian partners asked too high a price for their assistance.
OSCE calls timeout while wrestling with Russia’s Ossetia conundrum (15.05.2009)
(Quelle:EurasiaNet / UK)
OSCE officials are taking a step back in order to move forward with talks aimed at keeping an observer mission in Georgia. Despite loud denials by Russian diplomats, Western states identify the Kremlin as the key obstacle to an agreement. … Taking a pause in the talks "was the only way to save the negotiation process," a Western official familiar with the consultations commented to EuriasiaNet, adding that a number of nations which strongly oppose Russia’s stance on the issue were in favor of simply terminating the talks.
Russian border guards in Abkhazia, South Ossetia pose new challenge for Tbilisi (12.05.2009)
(Quelle:EurasiaNet / USA)
Georgia is facing a new challenge in its quest to reclaim the separatist territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: the planned introduction of hundreds of Russian border guards. The new border guards - deployed under an agreement signed by Moscow, Sukhumi and Tskhinvali on April 30 - give Russian border guards the right to patrol the frontier dividing the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia from Georgian-controlled territory.
Georgian opposition says talks with president fail (11.05.2009)
(Quelle:Washington Post / USA)
Georgia's pro-Western president and four of his fiercest opponents failed to agree Monday on a way to resolve the country's political crisis, a negotiator said, promising continued street demonstrations to demand his resignation. Mikhail Saakashvili has repeatedly refused the opposition's key demand, that he step down as president of this former Soviet nation.
Anti-government clash in Georgia (07.05.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
Anti-government protesters and police have clashed in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, amid rising national tensions. … The clashes were the first major unrest since anti-government demonstrations began in early April. They come a day after the authorities said they had thwarted an army mutiny at a base outside the capital.
Nato kicks off Georgia exercises (06.05.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
A series of Nato military exercises has begun in Georgia, amid angry condemnation from Russia. Soldiers from 18 countries are taking part in the drills at a Georgian army base close to the capital, Tbilisi. Russia, which fought a war against Georgia last year, has condemned the exercises, which President Dmitry Medvedev called "an overt provocation".
Georgia alleges Russian role in a coup plot (05.05.2009)
(Quelle:New York Times / USA)
Georgia’s Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had uncovered a Russia-backed military coup a day before the scheduled start of NATO military exercises there. At a morning news conference, a senior Interior Ministry official, Shota Utiashvili, said several top Defense Ministry officers have been arrested. He said preliminary evidence shows that the plot was coordinated with Russia.
Russia digs in alongside breakaway territories (02.05.2009)
(Quelle:New York Times / USA)
Russian border guards on Saturday began taking up long-term positions along the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, an arrangement that will probably mean sustained tension in the two breakaway Georgian territories. Security treaties signed on Thursday in Moscow between Russia and the two territories called for joint patrols in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for an unspecified period along the boundaries that separate the enclaves from the rest of Georgia.
Russia to control Georgian rebel regions' borders (30.04.2009)
(Quelle:Washington Post / USA)
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed pacts Thursday that give Russia control over the de facto borders of Georgia's rebel regions. Medvedev signed the pacts at a ceremony in the Kremlin with the leaders of the rebel regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which were both recognized by Moscow as independent states after a war with Georgia last year.
Georgia meets separatists for frontline talks (23.04.2009)
(Quelle:Reliefweb / International)
Georgia met officials from the breakaway South Ossetia region for the first time in the conflict zone on Thursday at a meeting brokered by European officials in a tent on the frontline between their forces. … "There are no concrete agreements at the moment. ... We just agreed to hold regular meetings in the future," Shota Utiashvili, the Georgian delegation head, told journalists after the meeting.
South Ossetia releases OSCE observers (21.04.2009)
(Quelle:BBC / UK)
The OSCE has condemned the brief detention of two unarmed observers by separatist forces in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. The OSCE's chairperson-in-office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, welcomed their release but described the action as "wholly unacceptable". Earlier, South Ossetia's leader said they were held for "illegally crossing the Georgian-South Ossetian border".
Georgia, Russia trade accusations of troop buildup (17.04.2009)
(Quelle:RFE, RL / International)
Georgia and Russia accused each other on April 16 of building up forces at the de facto borders between their forces, and preparing "provocations." Each side said the other was looking to take advantage of heightened political tensions in Georgia, where the opposition has been protesting in the streets for a week demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili.