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  • Protests against Russian base withdrawal

    Messenger.ge, Georgia
    Friday, April 1, 2005, #059 (0833)

    News in brief:

    Protests against Russian base withdrawal

    There were protests in Batumi and Akhalkalaki on Thursday against the
    Georgian government's efforts to have Russia withdraw its military bases
    from the regions, according to Black Sea Press.
    In Batumi some 300 supporters of the leader of the United Communist Party
    Panteleimon Giorgadze held a rally calling for the Russian base there to
    stay, while in Akhalkalaki 500 demonstrators called for the base there to
    remain.
    Governor of Samtskhe-Javakheti Giorgi Khachidze said that the Akhalkalaki
    rally was organized by the youth organization "Jemi," which brings together
    Armenian youth living in the region.
    He noted that a similar rally was held on March 13, and that he had met with
    the organizers of the rally, who also demanded that a passport office be
    opened in Akhalkalaki, as the local dwellers had to go to other regions to
    receive an identification card or a passport.
    He said that a passport office had already been opened in Akhalkalaki.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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