The Special Representative of the European Council in the South Caucasus Peter Semneby met on 21 March with the representatives of the Georgian NGOs and opposition parties. The chairman of the New Conservative Party David Gamkrelidze was also attendant at the meeting. The participants discussed the current political situation in Georgia, issues regarding democracy, human rights etc. Mr. Gamkrelidze gave Mr. Semneby a memorandum on Georgian political parties and NGOs.
David Gamkrelidze hands EC Special Representative in the South Caucasus Peter Semneby a memorandum on Georgian political parties and NGOs
The Special Representative of the European Council in the South Caucasus Peter Semneby met on 21 March with the representatives of the Georgian NGOs and opposition parties. The chairman of the New Conservative Party David Gamkrelidze was also attendant at the meeting. The participants discussed the current political situation in Georgia, issues regarding democracy, human rights etc. Mr. Gamkrelidze gave Mr. Semneby a memorandum on Georgian political parties and NGOs.
24 03 2006 by nestani

David Saganelidze to leave for Romania to attend the Black Sea Economic Assembly committee sitting
From 22-25 March a Black See Economic Assembly committee sitting will be held in Romania. David Saganelidze has been picked to represent Georgia at the meeting. He will leave for Romania on 22 March. Mr. Saganelidze is Deputy Chairman of the Economic, Trade, Ecology and Transport Commission of the Assembly. Two months ago, he was elected chairman of the Auditory Commission.
24 03 2006 by nestani

George Mosidze to leave for Ukraine to take part in monitoring of 26 March local and general elections
Ukraine will hold local and general elections on 26 March. The elections are regarded key by the international community. The vote will be closely monitored by a 70-strong delegation of the Council of Europe. The chairman of the New Rights faction of the Tbilisi City Council, Giorge Mosidze, will be among the European monitors. Mr. Mosidze will take part in the monitoring of elections in Odessa and the Odessa Precinct.
24 03 2006 by nestani

Briefing by George Mosidze in the Tbilisi City Council
Briefing by George Mosidze in the Tbilisi City Council

“People suspected of organizing murders covering up murderers should not be in the government,” the chairman of the New Conservative Party George Mosidze stated.
Other opposition leaders also joined in. Giorgi Gvichiani who is suspected of murder was nominated to the position of the Tbilgazi General Director by the Tbilisi mayor, Gigi Ugulava.
‘Ugulava should apologize publicly for nominating such a cadre and resign afterwards,’ such is the demand of the opposition.
13 03 2006 by nestani

Emigrant Georgian joins the New Conservative Party
The recent joining of the former militaries in the New Conservative Party has not been the last. A prominent representative of the Georgian Diaspora in France, Leesville, Guram Assathiany has also joined our ranks.
Mr. Assathiany is a member of a Georgian family which due to the tragic events of 1920s was forced to emigrate to France.
09 03 2006 by nestani

Parliamentary groups the Right Opposition and Democratic Front demand resignation of interior minister Vano Merabishvili
The member of the Democratic Front parliamentary group, Koba Davitashvili said that the interior minister, Vano Merabishvili and another high-ranking official of the ministry, Data Akhalaia “must” resign because there is a gang of killers working in the ministry.
The representative of the Right Opposition Koka Guntsadze called the public towards more activeness and said that victory was still to come.
09 03 2006 by nestani

Emigrant Georgian joins the New Conservative Party
The recent joining of the former militaries in the New Conservative Party has not been the last. A prominent representative of the Georgian Diaspora in France, Leesville, Guram Asatiani has also joined our ranks.
02 03 2006 by nestani

The Parliament's special inquiry committee on the customs terminal Opiza quits its work
The commission chairman Fridon Rukhaia´s decision to do so caused outrage among the opposition members. A member of the Right Opposition Group of the Parliament, Pikria Chikhradze, who is also a member of the commission, said that the commission chairman was delivering “accounts” to someone else and not to the commission members.
01 03 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze boycotts President's address to the Parliament
The leader of the New Conservative Party (NCP) David Gamkrelidze has refused to attend the President´s annual address to the Parliament. Gamkrelidze said his boycott was caused by the President´s attitude towards the opposition; Gamkrelidze said: "The President has never shown interest to listen to the opposition MPs, so we too respond with the same kind of attitude to the President´s address".
01 03 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze: Mikheil Saakashvili has turned the Rose Revolution into a "rose terror"
Mr. Gamkrelidze announced this at a special news conference prompted by the President’s annual address to the Parliament. “After the Rose Revolution, the country has been swept by terror, which has affected all strata of our society; from scientists to street vendors to doctors to teachers and so on,” Gamkrelidze said.
16 02 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze: "Russia is trying to use all mechanisms available against Georgia"
The leader of the Right Opposition David Gamkrelidze said that the debates in the Russian Duma over a recall of the Russian ambassador from Georgia are a carte blanche on the part of Russia to use all mechanisms available against Georgia. Mr. Gamkrelidze voiced this statement at a special briefing in the Parliament.
16 02 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze questions government members on withdrawal of Russian forces from Georgia
At an open meeting of the Parliament’s Defense and Foreign Relations Committee, David Gamkrelidze discussed the presence of Russian peace-keeping forces in the so-called South Ossetian conflict zone, Georgia with the government representatives. Mr. Gamkrelidze asked the government officials as to how prepared were the authorities to take relevant steps if the Parliament would eventually adopt a resolution on withdrawal of Russian peace-keepers.
16 02 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze boycotts President's address to the Parliament
The leader of the New Conservative Party (NCP) David Gamkrelidze has refused to attend the President’s annual address to the Parliament. Gamkrelidze said his boycott was caused by the President’s attitude towards the opposition; Gamkrelidze said: "The President has never shown interest to listen to the opposition MPs, so we too respond with the same kind of attitude to the President’s address".
16 02 2006 by nestani

David Gamkrelidze: “President has changed his position on withdrawal of Russian peace-making forces”
On 7 February 2006, the Parliamentary Bureau held a closed discussion on the presence of the Russian peace-keeping forces in Georgia’s conflict zones. The leader of the parliamentary Right Opposition Group, David Gamkrelidze, called a special briefing following the bureau meeting.
09 02 2006 by nestani

The Right Opposition views decision of the Industrialists to secede as “betrayal”
The Industrialists, who were part of the parliamentary Right Opposition faction, have decided to secede and form a new faction. The Industrialists say that their decision aimed at “strengthening the opposition in the parliament”. That said, word had long gone out that the members of the ruling National Movement party, Davit Kirkitadze, Mikheil Machavariani and Giorgi Arveladze were pushing the Industrialist to secede from the Right Opposition and form a new faction. It is worth noting that the people poised to join the Industrialists had never voiced any oppositional statements during their work in the parliament.
08 02 2006 by nestani

Reformist militaries join the New Conservative Party
In 1998, several reform-minded military officers in the Georgian Armed Forces formed a group to carry out drastic reforms in the army. Their Western education enabled them to assess thoroughly the situation that the Georgian army and think about its reform. They worked out main principles and values which the Georgian army of the 21 century had to be based on. Some of these principles were carried out by them in the area of logistics, land forces, and the National Defense Academy.
08 02 2006 by nestani

On 9 March 2005, at the request of the parliamentary Group of Right (New Conservative) Opposition, the Minister of Education Kakha Lomaia appeared in the Parliament to answer questions of the MPs.
On 9 March 2005, at the request of the parliamentary Group of Right (New Conservative) Opposition, the Minister of Education Kakha Lomaia appeared in the Parliament to answer questions of the MPs. The issue on the agenda was the ongoing protests of the Medical University students outside the Parliament. Despite the argumentative demands of the New Conservatives, the minister would not change his decision with regard to the issue.
10 03 2005 by nestani