Nika Gvaramia: If we want our jurisdiction to extend over Abkhazia again, we will have to make certain concessions. But on the condition of EU membership and the existence of a state named Georgia, with its constitutional coverage of Abkhazia.
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
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.
The words of Abkhazian leader Aslan Bzhania about Russia's intention to build a new base for the Black Sea Fleet in Ochamchira are both an indirect recognition that Moscow has come to terms with the loss of Sevastopol as the main base of its naval forces in the Black Sea, and a new threat to Georgia.
