Mikheil Saakashvili

France Proposes Closer EU-Georgia Ties

FRANCE PROPOSES CLOSER EU-GEORGIA TIES PRESS TV Nov 14 2008 Iran French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (R) France has assured Georgia of closer ties with the EU as the presidents of the two...

Caspian energy powers split at anti-Russian summit

By Lada Yevgrashina BAKU, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The harshest critics of Moscow's energy policies called for greater diversification of oil and gas supply routes to Europe at an annual summit on Friday involving former Soviet...

Luke Harding: Personality clashes

Even before this summer's war over South Ossetia it was clear that Vladimir Putin loathed Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's pro-US president. The Kremlin leader's hatred wasn't just political – it was personal. Just how personal...

French and Russian presidents condemn US missile plans

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France joined Russia today in condemning the Pentagon's plans to install missile defence bases in central Europe and backed President Dmitri Medvedev's previously ignored calls for a new...

Ukraine: how far is it from Tallinn to NATO?

MOSCOW. Although its official agenda did not include Kiev's membership, or its adopting NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP), no one doubted that such a discussion was inevitable. The foreign ministers are expected to meet in...

Eyewitness Accounts Confirm Shelling Of Georgian Villages

By Eka Tsamalashvili, Brian Whitmore For Giorgi Kapanadze, the fighting in South Ossetia began days before the world even noticed that a war was going on. Pro-Moscow separatist forces had been shelling his hometown of Avnevi,...

Abkhazia chief says West must alter Georgia policy

A Cold War mentality blinded the West to the risks of supporting Georgia ahead of its war with Russia, the president of the separatist Abkhazia region said Friday. "Everything that is connected with Russia is connected to the...

Georgia: Is Natural Gas the New Weapon in the Conflict Between Tbilisi and Moscow?

BY NINO PATSURIA Not just territorial disputes divide Georgia and Russia. With winter fast approaching, how the two countries will negotiate their natural gas contracts for 2009 is emerging as a pressing issue.

Baku Energy Summit ends

Baku Declaration was adopted at the end of the Summit. The fourth International Energy Summit has ended today after three hours of speeches and discussions. The Summit was concluded by adoption of Baku Declaration. Azerbaijani...

Presidents of Azerbaijan and Georgia held meeting

The sides emphasized the vital importance as well as priority of the IV International Energy Summit from international cooperation viewpoint. President Ilham Aliyev met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on November...