Television Program Summary 162000: MRT 92-413

This document is a summary of a television program broadcast by the Moscow Russian Television Network on December 16, 1992, at 2000 GMT. The summary, prepared by FBIS London, outlines 24 segments covering various political and social events in Russia and surrounding regions. Key topics include the status of the Gaydar team in the new government, a Democratic Russia party conference, privatization in Komi, and a news conference featuring President Yeltsin and Chancellor Kohl. Notably, the report mentions a statement by Grachev regarding a helicopter incident and subsequent allegations from the Georgian side that a Russian helicopter was shot down in Abkhazia while on a military mission. Other segments cover the situation on the Azeri-Armenian border, the introduction of a state of emergency in Zangelanskiy Rayon, parliamentary sessions in Belarus and Crimea, and various economic and social issues, such as voucher prices in Saransk and a swindle at the Dukat tobacco factory in Moscow.