Abkhazia: Georgia will not Change its Policy
As reported in Mtavari Gazeti, Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations were held in
Sochi under the aegis of the United Nations. The negotiations took place against
a background of exchanged accusations concerning the issue of the return of
refugees to the Gali region. The Abkhaz are always irritated by the return
of Georgian refugees to Abkhazia.
The Abkhaz side blamed the Georgian delegation for failing to prepare for
the issue, as well as for giving it an extreme political slant. Vladislav
Ardzinba's adviser Astamur Tania told journalists that the Georgian side is
not ready yet to resolve the problem of refugees' registration and adaptation
without a political context. "We are maximally trying to avoid acute
political issues in the negotiations which cause confrontation," Tania
said.
However, Speaker of the Abkhaz Parliament Nugzar Ashuba is not reluctant to
avoid confrontation. He recently announced at a meeting with the Marshal 'Transitive
Democracy' Fund that "Abkhazia is an independent state and it will not
deviate from its policy."
Source: The
Messenger