02 June 2004 00:51
Abkhaz, South Ossetian leaders working together
SUKHUMI. June 2 (Interfax) - The authorities of Georgia's self- proclaimed republics of Abkhazia and South
Ossetia are working in close cooperation, Abkhaz Vice-President Valery Arshba told Interfax on Wednesday.
"Abkhazia's stance remains unchanged: all conflicts need to be
resolved by exclusively peaceful means and through a political
"We are keeping a close eye on the situation surrounding South Ossetia," he said.
dialogue," Arshba said.
Representatives of public and political organizations and movements from a number of North Caucasus republics are
expected in Abkhazia within the next few days. "In Sukhumi, North Caucasus delegations will discuss the situation
surrounding South Ossetia and Abkhazia today," he said.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has called on the population of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the provinces
which de jure belong to Georgia, to immediately start unification talks. Saakashvili's call, however, has not yet
received a positive response in Abkhazia or South Ossetia, whose people have rejected the Georgian president's
initiative. [GG EUROPE EEU EMRG POL] tm tj <>
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