Issue no: 937
• APRIL 14 - 17, 2017
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue...
FOCUS
Georgia’s Infrastructure Ministry Presents 2017-2020 Action Plan
ON CULTURE PROMOTION
Project ‘Heritage Crafts Initiative for Georgia’ wins at the Europa PAGE 11 Nostra Awards 2017
NEWS PAGE 3
Georgian FM Holds Meetings in Armenia
POLITICS PAGE 5
Sannikov on Belarus, Russia & Georgia POLITICS PAGE 6
Microsoft Georgia & E-Space Announce Cooperation BUSINESS PAGE 6
O’Hanlon Dishes out Bitter Pills for Georgia: The US Cannot Protect the Whole World INTERVIEW BY VAZHA TAVBERIDZE
W
hen Wall Street Journal writes something about Georgia, Georgian people (those who know what WSJ is) read it. When Wall Street Journal publishes an article about Georgia’s (and Ukraine’s) permanent neutrality status as a medicament for its security ailments, people read with great interest. Panorama Talk Show and GEORGIA TODAY contacted Michael O’Hanlon, a US scholar at the Brookings Institute who did just that: in his article, he opines that NATO membership is unrealistic for Georgia and Ukraine and that these countries would be better off declaring neutrality and having “security assurances” from the US and Russia. Armed with righteous fury and two pinches of skepticism, we start off by asking him in what reality Georgia’s neutrality would be sustainable, seeing as to maintain it, the country should be able to defend it (militarily) and afford it (economically). Continued on page 4
Inspired by Africa: Geocell Presents Movla Winners SOCIETY PAGE 8
On the Threshold of Rehabilitation, Fine Arts Museum Hosts Georgian Masterpieces CULTURE PAGE 15
Georgia to Host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017 SPORTS PAGE 16