World Bulletin: Georgia Remands Turkish Captain, To Sell Ship
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posted by circassiankama on August, 2009 as Abkhazia
Georgia remands Turkish captain, to sell ship: Reports
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Georgian court has remanded in custody the Turkish captain of a tanker
detained this week delivering fuel to the breakaway region of Abkhazia.
Thursday, 20 August 2009 12:26
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Georgian court has remanded in custody the Turkish captain of a tanker
detained this week delivering fuel to the breakaway region of Abkhazia,
as Tbilisi tries to enforce a blockade on Russian-backed separatists. The
tanker remains in the Georgian port of Poti, and Georgian media reports
said it could be confiscated and put up for auction. The
captain faces up to 24 years imprisonment if found guilty of smuggling
and violation of a Georgian law banning unauthorised economic activity
in the country's two rebel regions. He was remanded in custody late on Wednesday, a ... >> full artcle...
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Reuters: Turk Tanker Operator Says Abkhazia Risks Too High
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Turk tanker operator says Abkhazia risks too high
Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:05pm IST
By Thomas Grove and Niko Mchedlishvili
ISTANBUL/TBILISI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The Turkish operator of
a tanker that was seized by Georgian authorities for delivering
fuel to breakaway Abkhazia said on Friday he had given up the
idea of sending any further supplies to the Black Sea territory.
Georgia has passed legislation that forbids commercial
traffic heading to Abkhazia in an attempt to isolate the
territory, which was recognised by Moscow as independent after a
five-day war between Georgia and Russia last August.
Abkhazia has threatened a "proportionate response" to the
Georgian blockade, which it says is aimed at suffocating it. The
operator's statements suggested Tbilisi's actions may be
working.
"The risks are too high now. ... >> full artcle...
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Center for World Dialogue: Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Crisis of August 2008: Roots and Lessons, by George Hewitt
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posted by circassiankama on as Abkhazia
Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Crisis of August 2008: Roots and Lessons, by George Hewitt
Monday, 24 August 2009 09:26 |
GLOBAL DIALOGUE Volume 11 ● 2009—After Georgia PREVIEW
George
Hewitt is Professor of Caucasian Languages at London University and has
been a Fellow of the British Academy since 1997. Since 1989 he has
written widely about the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict. The
events that occurred in or around both South Ossetia and Abkhazia from
7 August 2008 were astonishing in many ways. What could have possessed
the Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, to launch a military
assault on the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinval,[1] and its environs
as that day was drawing to a close and locals were taking to their beds
shortly after he had ... | >> full artcle...
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NatPress: About Russian Prime Minister’s Visit To Abkhazia
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posted by eagle on as Abkhazia
About Russian prime minister’s visit to Abkhazia 16.8.2009 Russia would allocate 10,9 billion rubles for social and economic development of Abkhazia in 2010. The prime minister of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had stated that during the intergovernmental negotiations in Sukhum. The decision was fixed by the corresponding agreement. The official document was signed by the minister of the regional development of Russian Federation Victor Basargin and the minister of economics of Abkhazia Christina Ozgan at presence of the president of Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh and the chairman of the government of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. "It is the question of objects of the infrastructure, communications, transports, public health services and education", - the prime minister explained. "The further interaction of Russia and Abkhazia, - Putin added, - provides work in such directions, as security, arrangement of the state borders, creation of conditions on public ... >> full artcle...
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NatPress: Open Appeal Of The President Of The Republic Of Abkhazia
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posted by eagle on as Abkhazia
Open appeal of the president of the republic of Abkhazia 18.8.2009 18/08/2009 20:00 ABKHAZIA, SUKHUMTo the Chairman of the United Nations Security CouncilJohn SawersTo the European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security PolicyJavier SolanaTo the President of the French RepublicNicolas SarkozyOpen appealOn August 17, 2009 the Georgian coast guards seized once again a merchant vessel going to Abkhazia from Turkey. The tanker under the Turkish flag, bound for the port of Sukhum, was detained in neutral waters and towed off to the Georgian port of Poti. This year it is already the third case of the Georgian piracy.This incident testifies to continuation of Georgia’s policy aimed at destabilization of the situation in the region. At that it uses different methods of both political and economic pressure on Abkhazia. Moreover, the Georgian authorities do not also shun numerous acts of terrorism one of which ...>> full artcle...
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