From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2005 9:03 AM Sending Troops to Abkhazia was a Mistake 16.08.2005 - 00:54:59
Georgian Presidential representative for Abkhaz conflict issues Irakli Alasania, said on August 14 that the Georgian government´s decision to send troops to Abkhazia in 1992 was a mistake which led to a huge tragedy...
´´This day should be a reminder for each statesman and political decision-maker that such a mistake can lead to tragedy.
I will never hesitate to say that initiating war in Abkhazia was a big mistake,´´ Irakli Alasania stated.
The Georgian government dispatched troops to the Abkhaz Autonomous Republic in 1992 under the pretext of protecting the Abkhaz section of the Russian-Georgian railway.
Georgian troops were forced to withdraw from Abkhazia in September 1993.
Reportedly, more than 12,000 people died during the 13-month long armed conflict.
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/16/2005 9:04 AM Abkhaz Leader Meets Moscow Mayor 16.08.2005 - 00:57:46
President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh met with Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov during his visit to the Russian capital on August 15 to discuss economic cooperation...
´´We have discussed issues related to city infrastructure and agriculture and also the possible participation of the firms from Moscow in the Abkhaz agricultural sector,´´ Bagapsh said after talks.
Bagapsh also said that the Abkhaz side is ready to allocate a plot of land to the Moscow Municipality for construction of boarding houses.
He said that Yuri Luzhkov pledged to send 10 trolley buses to Abkhazia in the form of humanitarian aid.
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/15/2005 6:21 AM Moscow highlights trilateral project on railway transit through Abkhazia 15.08.2005 - 00:52:53
Russia welcomes the launch of a Sochi-Tiflis railroad project, and calls for a compromise between Georgia and Abkhazia, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said...
´´Russia welcomes the launch of investigation work into rebuilding a railroad connecting the Black Sea resort of Sochi, which is close to the Abkhazian section of the Russian-Georgian border, and Tiflis - the goal of the project is to renew a rail link through Abkhazia.
This follows a decision made at a three party working group session involving Russian, Georgian, and Abkhazian delegations,´´ ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said in a statement.
´´At the same time, Moscow was disappointed to find out that Georgian railway officials had suspended their delegations trip at the last minute, due to Georgian ... >>full artcle...
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/15/2005 6:21 AM Moscow highlights trilateral project on railway transit through Abkhazia 15.08.2005 - 00:52:53
Russia welcomes the launch of a Sochi-Tiflis railroad project, and calls for a compromise between Georgia and Abkhazia, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said...
´´Russia welcomes the launch of investigation work into rebuilding a railroad connecting the Black Sea resort of Sochi, which is close to the Abkhazian section of the Russian-Georgian border, and Tiflis - the goal of the project is to renew a rail link through Abkhazia.
This follows a decision made at a three party working group session involving Russian, Georgian, and Abkhazian delegations,´´ ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said in a statement.
´´At the same time, Moscow was disappointed to find out that Georgian railway officials had suspended their delegations trip at the last minute, due to Georgian ... >>full artcle...
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/15/2005 6:24 AM Bagapsh wants ´´thoroughly prepared´´ talks with Saakashvili 15.08.2005 - 00:58:36
President Sergei Bagapsh of the Republic of Abkhazia said a meeting with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is possible only ´´if it is thoroughly prepared and can bring about tangible results...´´
At the same time, ´´the militant rhetoric by the Georgian leadership and the actions of the Georgian military in Abkhaz territorial waters do not facilitate such a meeting,´´ Bagapsh told journalists in Sukhum on Friday.
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