AW: Interview with Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh
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posted by circassiankama on February, 2010 as Abkhazia
Russia Today, Feb. 23
Should Georgia challenge Abkhazia’s
independence, the republic knows how to react, Abkhazian president
Sergey Bagapsh told RT. He also spoke about a Russian military base and
the republic’s international aspirations.
RT: Recently the small Caucasus republic of Abkhazia
held presidential elections. The winner and current president Sergey
Bagapsh won with two thirds of all votes, and he is here with us today.
What's changed during the past couple of years since Russia recognized
Abkhazia's independence?
Sergey Bagapsh: I often repeat this and answer
these questions – what's the most important thing, what has changed.
Our people have peace now, they are not afraid of the future. The
people understand that the wellbeing of our country is in their own
hands. We signed agreements ... | >> full artcle...
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IWPR: ABKHAZIA HOPES FOR OIL FIND
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
ABKHAZIA HOPES FOR OIL FIND But some worry that offshore wells may harm tourism. By Anaid Gogoryan in Sukhumi Abkhazian officials hope exploration by Russian petroleum firm Rosneft will help diversify the local economy, but there are fears oil discoveries might harm the environment and the tourism the territory relies on. The government of Abkhazia, which broke free of Georgian control in a 1992-3 war and is recognised as independent by Russia, signed an agreement with Rosneft in December last year. Under the deal, Rosneft, which is controlled by the Russian state, will spend five years exploring the waters off Abkhazia’s Black Sea coast. Rosneft plans to drill two wells to assess the potential of the coastal waters off the town of Gudauta. The company’s preliminary assessments include only a 14 per cent chance of ... >> full artcle...
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RFE/RL: Abkhaz Leader Says Russians Will Be Able To Buy Property
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Abkhaz Leader Says Russians Will Be Able To Buy Property
Abkhazia's leader Sergei Bagapsh speaks in Moscow.
February 19, 2010
MOSCOW -- The leader of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Sergei
Bagapsh, said in Moscow that Russian citizens would soon be eligible to
buy property in Abkhazia, RFE/RL's Echo of the Caucasus reports.
Bagapsh,
who was reelected in December to a second term as president of the
breakaway region in Georgia, said Abkhaz officials are discussing a new
law that would allow Russian citizens to buy only newly built houses.
He
said it is not possible to buy actual plots of land in Abkhazia, even
for Abkhaz citizens, and that there should not be any fear that
Russians would buy up the republic.
But the Russian daily
"Kommersant" quoted Abkhaz Economy ... >> full artcle...
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RIA: Day of non-identical twins: Kosovo, Abkhazia...
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Day of non-identical twins: Kosovo, Abkhazia... by Andrei Fedyashin
Thursday, 18 February 2010 22:48 |
By an odd coincidence, February 17 has
linked two unrecognized (or semi-recognized) non-identical twins -
Kosovo and Abkhazia. Two years ago, on February 17 Albanians
unilaterally proclaimed the independence of the territory that Serbia
considers its own and calls "Kosovo and Metohija." On February 17,
1810, that is, 200 years ago, the Abkhazian principality joined the
Russian Empire of its own free will.
Its incorporation into Russia has
several interpretations among the highly volatile Russian scholars.
Some historians maintain that it was the ruling dynasty that joined
Russia, after which almost half of Abkhazians left the country.
However, voluntary accession ... | | >> full artcle...
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Russia Profile: Dependence Day
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Dependence Day, by Tom Balmforth
Friday, 19 February 2010 12:47 |
February 18, Russia Profile
Bagapsh Might Not Really Be a Moscow Puppet, but His Current Isolation Gives Him Little Choice
On a trip to Moscow on
Wednesday Sergey Bagapsh, the president of the rebel region Abkhazia,
inked a raft of deals with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev,
including one that will establish a joint military ground force in the
breakaway Georgian republic. Georgia winced and NATO wagged its finger.
The ten bilateral deals, apparently signed to improve Abkhazia’s
security, include plans to upgrade an existing Russian base. Bagapsh
also said the breakaway republic hopes to join the Belarus, Kazakhstan
and Russia Customs Union.
Days ... | | >> full artcle...
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