The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Presidential elections will be held in breakaway Abkhazia on December 12, Apsnypress news agency reported.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, after holding talks with the Georgian leadership in Tbilisi on October 5, Danish Foreign Minister, Per Stig Moeller, visited Sokhumi, capital of breakaway Abkhazia, on October 6.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, in his speech to lawmakers on October 6, President Saakashvili presented Act on Economic Freedom, which, he said, would now constitutionally guarantee already existing Georgia’s commitment to liberal economy.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs, will visit Georgia later this month, the Georgian officials said.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, despite President Saakashvili ’s announcement at the UN General Assembly that the authorities had “committed to the direct election of all mayors”, the ruling party so far gave its firm go-ahead to the direct election of only Tbilisi mayor.