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Foreign minister of the Republic of Abkhazia Sergey Shamba. Source: www.yuga.ru

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Abkhazia and Russia: the outline of bilateral relations

At the beginning of September 2008, following the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the Russian Federation, Moscow forged diplomatic ties with the mentioned breakaway republics. In the second half of October 2008, it was announced that the Russian President appointed ambassadors in Sukhumi and Cchinvali. Russian Ambassador in Sukhumi Semyon Grigoryev presented his Letter of Credence to President Sergei Bagapsh in the middle of December 2008…

Georgian political scientist Mamuka Areshidze. Source: www.presa.ge

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Bagapsh tries to preserve independence in politics. Georgian political scientist Mamuka Areshidze in an interview for DespiteBorders

Mamuka Areshidze is Georgian political scientist specialising in the questions of Caucasus. He works as the Director of the Caucasian Centre of Strategic Research. In November 2008, he founded the social organisation the House of Free Opinion. In an interview for the portal Despite Borders he answered questions pertaining to the political situation in Abkhazia. From the point of view of stability, what is the situation in Abkhazia like today? Stability is virtual in a sense…

Ambassador of Georgia Nikoloz Nikolozishvili

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Territorial integrity of Georgia is indisputable: Georgian Ambassador to Slovakia Nikoloz Nikolozishvili

In the night of 7th August, a military conflict broke out in Georgia. The Russian Federation got involved in this conflict as well. In connection with war events in Georgia, we have asked the Embassy of Georgia to Slovakia for an interview. We have been given the interview by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Slovakia Nikoloz Nikolozishvili. We have asked also the Embassy of the Russian…

Hermes-450 drone. Source: www.defenstech.org

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The shooting down of Georgian drone and the escalation of tension in the South Caucasus

On 20th April, 2008, Georgian unmanned reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the village of Gagida in Abkhazia. The separatist Abkhaz air force claimed responsibility for shooting it down. The representative of de facto Abkhaz President in the Gali region Ruslan Kishmaria informed about the incident adding that it was Georgia’s second reconnaissance aircraft which was shot down during last weeks…

President of the breakaway republics of Abkhazia Sergei Bagapsh (left). On the photo, along with the de facto President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity. Source: www.ossetians.com

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Local conflicts or a real war threat? The current state of peace process in Abkhazia

According to the statement of the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili at the beginning of September 2007, the properties purchased from illegitimate owners of the properties belonging to Georgian refugees from Abkhazia will be confiscated (1). On September 8, 2007, it was stated that the Ministry of Refugees and Accommodation of Georgia is preparing a complaint against the Russian edition…