Андрей Пионтковский о «ермоловщине» и путинизме без Путина

ПРАГА — “Сегодня в России существует опасность возникновения такого явления, как «Путинизм без Путина», – заявил в интервью радио «Эхо Кавказа» известный политолог Андрей Пионтковский”.

…Одними из самых активных политиков возрождавшегося в девяностые годы Кавказского конфедеративного движения, были представители Абхазии. Как Вы полагаете, существует ли опасность того, что признание Россией независимости Абхазии и Южной Осетии по истечении лет ударит обухом по самой политике Кремля на Кавказе, создавшего в новейшей истории страны такой прецедент? С этого вопроса началась наша беседа с членом руководства российской партии «Яблоко» Андреем Пионтковским.

PACE rapporteurs call for immediate release of Georgian teenagers

The four underaged Georgian citizens have been sent to the two-month preliminary custody. The two co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the war between Georgia and Russia today called on the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali to release without delay the four Georgian teenagers arrested on 4 November 2009. “The arrest and prolonged detention of these young people will only increase the tensions and bad blood between the people in this bitterly divided region,” said the co-rapporteurs, Mátyás Eörsi (Hungary, ALDE) and Luc Van den Brande (Belgium, EPP/CD). “Moreover, this incident once more underscores the need for full and unimpeded access for international monitors on both sides of the administrative boundary of the breakaway region of South Ossetia, as we have repeatedly called for in our reports and Assembly resolutions.”

Belarusian parliamentary delegation holds meetings in Georgia

Delegation of the Belarusian parliament arrived in the Georgian village of Ergneti close to the so-called border of Georgia`s breakaway region of South Ossetia. The delegation members received information about the situation developed in the country in consequence of the Russia-Georgia war from Dmitry Sanakoev, the head of the temporary administrative unit. Prior to it, the representatives of teh Belarusian National Assembly held several meeting s with their Georgian counterparts. They discussed Minsk`s possible position on the occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Georgian Speaker Davit Bakradze, representatives of the parliamentary majority and minority. The delegation visited the Georgian Foreign ministry as well.

EUMM releases official statement

EUMM regrets the decision of South Ossetian participants not to attend the meeting of the Incident Prevention and Reaction Mechanism scheduled for 19 November, the official statement released by the mission says. `Continued dialogue is the only way forward`, Head of EUMM Ambassador Haber stated. `Despite the frustration caused by procedural divergences challenging the effectiveness of the mechanism, all participants should value the significance of this forum as an instrument to exchange information and to deal with concrete cases on the ground`. Regular exchanges among Georgian, Russian, South Ossetian, OSCE and EU participants within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Reaction Mechanism have helped bring home a number of people detained on both sides of the administrative boundary line. `We hope that the mechanism will be in a position to keep performing this important role`, Ambassador Haber added. `We call on all participants to fulfil their responsibilities towards the civilian population exposed to the problems of the post-conflict situation and we encourage them to return to the talks as soon as possible.`

Occupants arrest European tourists

Russian occupants have detained a group of European tourists. Two Polish reporters and tourists from Germany, France and Latvia were travelling to Georgia`s breakaway Abkhazia. An Abkhazian border guard, Tariel Samanchia had promised them to assist in crossing the boundary line, however, the Russian soldiers arrested them after passing the Engury bridge after they failed to submit Russian visas.

NATO-Georgia commission to publish independent report

The NATO Secretariat will publish an independent report about Georgia – Georgian State Minister for European Integration, Vice Premier Giorgi Baramidze has announced. Baramidze says he is familiar with the content of the report and it is positive for Georgia. The implementation of Annual Action Plan for Georgia will be discussed at the Georgia-NATO commission session in Brussels today. State Minister Giorgi Baramidze represents Georgia in the alliance. He will meet with the NATO Secretary General later today.

Incident prevention mechanism group meets but fails to agree

The group of incident prevention and the response mechanisms, formed within the Geneva consultations, ended its ninth meeting in Gali today without specific result. The representatives of Georgia and Russian governments, EU, UN, Abkhazian legal government and the puppet regime were discussing the variety of issues, including oppression of ethnic Georgians and numerous kidnappings in the occupied Abkhazia, Georgia. But the sides failed to take any specific decision even after four-hour negotiations.