Mr Saakashvili also earned credit for reaching out to the opposition, including offering to set up an opposition-led commission to draft a more balanced constitution and bringing forward local elections.
Mr Poots also said the Northern Ireland Office seemed to have moved away from the idea of bringing forward local council elections, whether or not the number of councils was still 26 or 11.
Stuart Nixon, acting chair of the MS Society, said he was delighted "that such a well-known local organisation has come forward to continue running the service".
We have the backing of local people and are looking forward to formally submitting our bid.
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Local health boards are putting forward plans to reorganise hospital services.
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Mr Drakeford has been appointed at a time of major change and financial pressure on the NHS, as local health boards are putting forward plans to reorganise hospital services.
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But Martin Havenhand, chief executive of Yorkshire Forward, the local development agency, says that there is enough difference between the two economies for them to avoid competing with each other.
And once again, Michelle and I look forward to joining a local service project as well.
And it's good news for local businesses, who can look forward to an even stronger partnership with councils.
In announcing the three-month consultation, Mr Swinney said contributions would inform decisions on the best way forward for businesses and local authorities across Scotland.
Liberal Democrat AM Aled Roberts said that Mr Andrews "had discussions and came up with suggestions that local authorities were the best way forward".
Forward Wales candidates will be put forward for the 2004 local council elections next year with its leader hoping to field 12 candidates, with the possibility of listing a candidate in the European elections.
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Sir Graham Watson, the Liberal Democrat MEP for South West England, said many local people felt the only way forward was to seek compulsory purchase orders for the properties along the route and to expand the road.
The comments came during a DUP motion which called on Environment Minister Alex Attwood to bring forward proposals to empower local councils to require that sites, which contain no existing buildings or structures and are awaiting development, be made secure.
At the direction of the President, the federal government continues to lean forward to support state and local partners as they recover from this storm.
"The point that's coming across from some parts of local government is that any proposals coming forward are properly costed so that we know the cost envelope that we are all working in, " he said.
Council leader Sandy Ezekiel described the meeting as "positive" and said it gave the council a chance to put forward the issues that concerned local people when a public consultation on the airport was carried out earlier this year.
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"We look forward to working with the local community, schools, local authorities, the Welsh assembly and others to find a long-term solution to the difficulties that we all face in ensuring that our children travel safely to and from school, " he added.
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But we have a process, and General McChrystal has with Admiral -- with Ambassador Eikenberry and others worked to -- and with our NATO allies -- worked to secure cooperation from and understanding from local populations on how best to move forward.
The focus of the direction needs to be forward with strong links into the local community.
She said there was a strong possibility the burglars were local and appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
The local authority is asking for people to come forward to temporarily look after the animals to allow dog wardens extra time to find new homes.
We look forward to continuing to partner with local community groups and working together to create opportunities for economic and community development in the months ahead.
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It's an examination of Welsh government policy towards local government, both in the past and casting forward.
Pisa results are used to "drive forward a false agenda of school and local authority reform, " she told delegates at the union's conference in Liverpool.
The local coroner reopened his case after a relative came forward.
Since the idea of a motorway box inside the city was abandoned because of local opposition in the 1960s, nobody has put forward a better idea for what to do.
Local councillor Tim Knowles said residents had been looking forward to the switchover, but added that "a lot of the older generation are rather concerned about what the next few weeks might bring".
But shadow minister for communities and local government Jack Dromey criticised the government for bringing forward 234 new clauses and amendments - "more than the entirety in the original bill" - at report stage.
In other words, instead of reading forward-looking television reviews in your local newspaper or relying on the TV scheduler, you might find out about an exceptionally good episode of Doctor Who or The Daily Show through Twitter or Facebook.
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