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Issue no: 835
• APRIL 15 - 18, 2016
• PUBLISHED TWICE WEEKLY
PRICE: GEL 2.50
In this week’s issue... Countdown Nine Months: DAGI to Reconstruct Rustavi City Center NEWS PAGE 2
Apple vs. The FBI: A Broadcast of Ineptitude
FOCUS ON NATURE PROTECTION
The new Regional Executive Director of the Caucasus Nature Fund on Georgia’s Protected Areas and what is being done to better them
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ccording to a new survey released by the National Democratic Institute on Monday, a majority of Georgian citizens want the country to continue on its path towards joining the NATO military alliance and the European Union. The poll, carried out from February 23-March 14, found that of the 3,900 respondents, 68 percent said NATO membership and is essential for Georgia, and 77 per cent in favour of joining the EU. Continued on page 2
Someone Else’s War
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Poll Finds Majority of Georgians Want to Join NATO, EU BY NICHOLAS WALLER
POLITICS PAGE 4
SOCIETY PAGE 16
On Law and the Iranian Connection BUSINESS PAGE 9
Inside the Mind of a Georgian Producer Living in Berlin CULTURE PAGE 16