President slams pro-Russian opposition leaders Georgian president has slammed those opposition leaders, who have visited Russia for several times recently, asserting they were attempting to restore relations with the northern neighbour. During his visit to Borjomi, Mikheil Saakashvili called these leaders `lame duck politicians` and added that the future of Georgia can be decided only by the people of Georgia. `On whose behalf are they travelling to Russia, what are their positions to take this mission [of improving relations with Russia].

Speaker voices new proposal Georgian parliament speaker has hailed the activity of the CEC chairperson in the process of preparation for upcoming elections and proposed setting up an inter-faction group, which will be in charge of supervising the pre-election process. Bakradze voiced his proposal at the session of the bureau today. He said the successful work of special groups, which are monitoring voter lists, should minimize the traditionally painful problem of inaccurate lists of voters.

Parliament to Open Spring Session with Bureau Sitting Today The parliament will start the spring session with bureau sitting today. The sitting will start at 15:00. The MPs will discuss organizational issues. Vice-Speaker Gigi Tsereteli does not exclude the government to introduce an initiation on medical insurance in the parliament, according to which ensured people will enjoy 50% sale on medicines. Besides, it is not excluded President’s initiation on ‘Economic Liberty Act’ to be submitted to the parliament.