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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…

The war in South Ossetia. Source: Wikipedia.

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War and peace – possible scenarios

Who started the recent war in South Ossetia and why? Answers to these questions are unequivocal and simultaneously complicated. From many points of view, these answers depend not on the state of our knowledge, but on information sources which we use. Meanwhile, only one thing is clear. The US and Russia are indisputably involved in this small war to the same extent. However…

The Russian military is moving to Georgia. Source: nytimes.com

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The first week of the military conflict in Georgia: the chronology of events

At the close of the conflict: 1st – 7th August, 2008. On 1st August, 2008, first news about the outbreak of a local border conflict in the region appeared. There were repeated armed skirmishes under way between the Georgian army and South Ossetian troops which claimed several victims also in the ranks of civilians. The parties accused each other of escalating the conflict: the Georgian party accused South Ossetian…

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…

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…

Alternative President of South Ossetia Dmitry Sanakoev. Source: www.lenta.ru

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Perspectives of development of the relations between Georgia and South Ossetia

The attempts of the separatist republic of South Ossetia to gain independence can be traced back to the era of the USSR. The independence of South Ossetia has not been recognized by any state, with the exception of unrecognized separatist republics of Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria. South Ossetia is ethnically heterogeneous: according to the census in 1979, 65.077 % of Ossetians and 28.8 % of Georgians…