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Monday, 24 January 2005
ABKHAZIA CALLS ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM GEORGIA A VITAL ISSUE
By empty (1/24/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The Abkhaz Foreign Ministry said that at the current stage of relations between Abkhazia and Georgia, the problem of recognizing Abkhazia\'s independence reflects the interests of both parties. \"Undoubtedly, in the long-term perspective, the recognition of Abkhazia\'s independence will be more important for regional stability than attempts to unite Abkhazia with Georgia, which, at the current stage of Georgian-Abkhaz relations, would only spark another fierce conflict,\" says an Abkhaz Foreign Ministry statement circulated on Monday. The statement was made ahead of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili\'s visit to Strasbourg, where he is to address a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
The Abkhaz Foreign Ministry said that at the current stage of relations between Abkhazia and Georgia, the problem of recognizing Abkhazia\'s independence reflects the interests of both parties. \"Undoubtedly, in the long-term perspective, the recognition of Abkhazia\'s independence will be more important for regional stability than attempts to unite Abkhazia with Georgia, which, at the current stage of Georgian-Abkhaz relations, would only spark another fierce conflict,\" says an Abkhaz Foreign Ministry statement circulated on Monday. The statement was made ahead of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili\'s visit to Strasbourg, where he is to address a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. (Interfax)