  Georgia announces national emergencyNovember 8, 2007 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wednesday evening Georgian President Mikhael Saakashvili signed a decree on establishment of state of emergency in Tbilisi. The measure has followed an attempt of coup d'etat, State Minister Zurab Noghaideli said. "The edict imposes limitations on conduction of demonstrations and calls for violence, shift in power and organization of disorders," he said. Mr Noghaideli said the state of emergency will cover Tbilisi only. At that "freedom of speech is not limited" while "usual media work" will be resumed after the order in the republic is established. However, national emergency spear all over Georgia on Wednesday night. Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze said the terms of the edict will expire in 15 days. Rustavi 2 private TV channel said good-bye to its audience and promised to return in two weeks. Earlier, special forces occupied the office of another TV channel - Imedi - belonging to entrepreneur Badri Patarkatsishvili, Lenta.ru reports.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
