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Shevardnadze warns of possibility of civil war

(14 Nov 2003) 1. Wide exterior of presidential office 2. Wide of Georgian flag flying on presidential office 3. Wide of Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze 4. Cutaway press 5. SOUNDBITE: (Georgian) Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian President: "We need to avoid a civil confrontation, as very bad things will follow it. I warn and urge everyone. The majority of you are the age of my children and grandchildren. We cannot allow a civil confrontation to happen. While I am alive, while I am President, I will not allow a civil confrontation. It will be followed by civil war. There is a very real threat of it." 6. Cutaway Shevardnadze 7. SOUNDBITE: (Georgian) Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian President : "I am still ready to meet whoever I need to. They (the opposition) can bring everyone. I will do it in order to avoid a civil confrontation." 8. Wide of Shevardnadze leaving room 9. Close up of icon next to memorial stone, zoom up memorial stone with Parliament behind 10. Various of old lady lighting candle and placing it on memorial stone 11. Various of people signing petition to oust the President 12. Mid shot people queueing to sign petition 13. Various of crowd STORYLINE: Embattled Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze on Friday warned that his country faces a civil war if no solution could be found to an ongoing political crisis. In an address hours before the start of a large demonstration in the capital of Tbilisi, Shevardnadze said that he was ready to talk to his opponents. Hundreds of protesters remained outside Georgia's parliament building throughout the night, listening to speeches by opposition leaders calling on Shevardnadze's government to listen to their demands. They want Shevardnadze to resign and for an annulment of results of the November 2 parliamentary elections. Opposition leaders have said they would not back down from their demands. The round-the-clock protests have become a fixture over the past week with demonstrators collecting signatures to oust the President. Opponents accuse the 75-year-old Shevardnadze of failing to tackle corruption and deal with the country's economic problems. He is due to step down in 2005. The official results of the controversial elections are to be announced next week. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...