Abkhazia\'s authorities have not ruled out the possibility of Georgia yet again attempting to invade Abkhaz territory in April or May, 2003. Abkhaz Vice-President Valery Arshba told Interfax on Monday that the republic\'s leaders \"do not rule out that in April or May of this year after the snow thaws in the mountain passes, Georgia may again try to invade Abkhazia by using the upper part of the Kodori Gorge.\" Arshba believes that in this military operation, \"Tbilisi will involve international terrorist groups.\" \"At present about one thousand armed people, including Georgian special-task units, are stationed in the upper part of the Kodori Gorge,\" the vice-president said. He also underscored the need to set up a permanent Russian peacekeeping post in the upper zone of the Kodori Gorge. \"The current patrols of the Kodori Gorge conducted by peacekeepers and UN military monitors are not very effective,\" he believes. Commenting on Tbilisi\'s official suggestion to change the mandate of the peacekeeping forces in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict area, Arshba said, \"We are categorically against any expansion of the peacekeepers\' area of action and giving them police functions. The peacekeeping forces have been strictly adhering to their mandate and have created an environment for peaceful dialogue between Sukhumi and Tbilisi. Unfortunately, Georgia has not even tried to make use of this.\" The vice-president also spoke out against creating joint Georgian- Abkhaz administrations in some of Abkhazia\'s districts. \"Heads of district administrations are appointed by the Abkhaz president, while local authorities are elected. There will never be any other bodies of power in Abkhazia,\" Arshba stressed. (Interfax)