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Georgia: State of Emergency to Be Lifted
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - A national state of emergency that was imposed after a police crackdown on opposition protests will come to an end on Friday, said Georgia's parliamentary speaker, a close ally of the president. "The state of emergency will be lifted on Nov. 16, and we will switch to a normal life," Parliament Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze said in a televised statement. The United States and other Western nations had pressured Georgia to resume normality.President Mikhail Saakashvili introduced the 15-day nationwide state of emergency last week, after police violently dispersed opposition protests in the capital, Tbilisi. Independent newscasts and demonstrations were banned as a result. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza said Tuesday, after meeting the Georgian leadership and opposition in Tbilisi, that he was assured the state of emergency would be lifted Friday. Posted by: Steve White 2007-11-15 |
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