here and now №1 11.04.2000 (2000)

Guest of the program: Djumber Patiashvili, Member of the Georgian Parliament.

The main topics and questions discussed in the studio: 1. The opposition to Shevardnadze, if we compare it with Russian realities, is it on the right, like Kiriyenko, or on the left, like Zyuganov? 2. How exactly is your opposition to Shevardnadze expressed? 3. About the failure of the policy that has been pursued since 1995 and the promises that have largely remained unfulfilled. 4. Aslan Abashidze, one of the real opponents, withdrew his candidacy the day before the elections, do you know why? 5. How does the opposition feel about what is happening in Chechnya, about the prospect of closing the borders with Russia? 6. About the likelihood of Georgia's membership in NATO in five years? 7. Are you ready to join the new government? 8. A few weeks before the elections, the Russian leadership expressed support for E. Shevardnadze.

How does this affect the current political situation in the country? 9. About the closing of borders, about the fact that the State Duma of the Russian Federation has still not ratified the agreement with Georgia.