Categories
Journalistic Survey
Articles
Reportage
Analitic
Photo Reportage
Exclusive
Interview
Foreign Media about Georgia
Editorial
Position
Reader's opinion
Blog
Themes
Children's Rights
Women's Rights
Justice
Refugees/IDPs
Minorities
Media
Army
Health
Corruption
Elections
Education
Penitentiary
Religion
Others

Israel not wishing to see Vera Kobalia

March 21, 2011
Israel does not wish to see Vera Kobalia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia in Israel, Israeli internet portal Izru reports.

According to the website, the International Tourism Conference is to be held on 29-31 March in Israel. Vera Kobalia was to take part in the conference.

On 19 March, one of the influential Israeli journalists published an article on NRG, where he states it would be good if Kobalia delayed her visit. The journalist advises the Israeli tourism Minister to hint Kobalia that nobody is waiting for her in Israel. The motive for it is the trial of Israeli businessmen in Georgia, which significantly tightened relations between Georgia and Israel.

In early January the journalist criticized Mikheil Saakashvili and the Georgian government, accusing them of ‘applying mafia methods’.

‘Georgia cannot understand that the scandal may marginalize them, and that Israel and the international community will never forget the scandal’, the journalist states.

The journalist also noted that Fucks is an honorary consul of Turkey to Israel and the main channel through Israel and Ankara for the recent years.

“Regarding this, Turks urgently called Georgian ambassador in Ankara to the Embassy of Foreign Affairs and declared official protest to him. Nothing like this has ever happened in Jerusalem. Someone needs to explain Georgian ambassador that if things go this way, he will become persona non grata and his country with its businessmen and interest will be undesired guests here and in any place (besides Iran). Someone needs to tell Georgians that they are underestimating the current situation. In this case you are a version of Russian mafia,”- wrote Kaspit in January.

In addition, Izru says that the Israeli Tourism Minister decided not to meet Vera Kobalia last week. The portal reports Kobalia will not arrive in Israel.

The Israeli businessmen Roni Fuchs and Zeev Frenkel were detained for offering a bribe to the Deputy Finance Minister of Georgia in Georgia in October 2010. The trial is to resume today.

Georgian Parliament Chairman Davit Bakardze’s visit to Israel has lately been delayed. The Israeli sources say Israel refused to host Bakradze because of the Israeli businessmen’s detention.

interpressnews

News