The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Gela Bezhuashvili, the head of Georgian intelligence service, said on October 28 there was risk of provocations in Georgia’s border areas with Russia.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin met with Zurab Nogaideli, Georgia’s ex-PM and now leader of opposition Movement for Fair Georgia party, in MOSCOW on October 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry and Nogaideli’s party reported.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, President Saakashvili is paying a working visit to Poland on October 27, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, progress in democracy, rule of law and human rights is an important condition for the deepening of EU-Georgia cooperation, EU said after a meeting of EU-Georgia Cooperation Council on October 26.

The FINANCIAL -- According to Civil Georgia, German sculptor, Gabriela von Habsburg, who also holds Georgian citizenship, was named by President Saakashvili as Georgia’s new ambassador to Germany, replacing Levan Duchidze.