Vano Abramashvili: I think that we can talk with the Abkhaz even under the conditions of occupation. This simply requires political will and the correct formats.
Tornike Sharashenidze: First and foremost, both sides must acknowledge their mistakes and crimes. After this step, all other processes will proceed more easily.
Astamur Tania and Inal Khashig: Abkhaz language crisis; Georgia’s “When I return to Abkhazia” school contest; Russia’s role in South Ossetia’s presidential resignation
Paata Zakareishvili: "Tbilisi can offer Abkhazia and Tskhinvali something Russia never can: not rigid control, but a long-term relationship based on respect for their human and political reality"
Vano Abramashvili: I think that we can talk with the Abkhaz even under the conditions of occupation. This simply requires political will and the correct formats.
On 14 August, Abkhazia commemorated the victims of the Georgian-Abkhaz war, which began on that day in 1992. The war ended in 1993 with Georgia’s defeat, but the conflict remains unresolved.
Georgian authorities have made clear their pessimism over resolving the conflicts with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, according to Abkhaz journalist Inal Khashig, editor of the newspaper Chegemskaya Pravda.