Shevardnadze calls for a peaceful Georgia

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Shevardnadze calls for a peaceful Georgia

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on Saturday urged the interim authorities in Georgia to show "impartiality" and "not to make the country become chaotic."

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Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on Saturday urged the interim authorities in Georgia to show "impartiality" and "not to make the country become chaotic."

Shevardnadze, who stepped down Sunday night amid mounting protests against his rule and the disputed Nov. 2 parliamentary elections, told Russian television that US multibillionaire GeorgeSoros is one of the major malefactors who led to the change of leadership in Georgia.

Soros worked out a set of programs to help Georgia's oppositionleaders in election campaign, Shevardnadze said, adding that some organizations and institutions, similar to those in former Yugoslavia, were set up in the Caucasus nation.

The 75-year-old former Soviet foreign minister said the United States has all along supported Georgia's independence and helped Georgia in political, financial and military fields.

Commenting on Mikhail Saakashvili, a candidate for the new presidential elections scheduled for Jan. 4, Shevardnadze said Saakashvili is well educated and talented.

But life will prove whether Saakashviliv will be competent for the future challenges, he added.

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