Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated that ‘peace and talks” with Georgia's Russian-occupied Abkhazia region are “critically important,” responding to the recent statement of the opposition opposition leader of self-proclaimed Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, who is running in local de facto presidential elections on March 22, Agenda.ge reports.  

The conditions of the Georgian population living on both sides of the occupation line is critically important for the Georgian government. There is no alternative to peaceful talks,” Gakharia has stated earlier today.

Bzhania told yesterday that “Tbilisi and Sokhumi must have a dialogue”, adding that the format of the dialogue ‘is less important, as to whether there will be mediators or not, the most important thing is that the dialogue result in positive outcome.

Bzhania stated that the dialogue “should involve people who are eager to make the situation peaceful and human-oriented,” Bzhania said. 

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18.01.2020 06:57