From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 6/26/2005 2:53 PM Speaker of Abkhazian parliament: «We’re not enemies of the Georgian people... " 26.06.05
“We are not enemies of the Georgian people and are ready to build relations with Georgia at the interstate level ", - the speaker of the parliament Nugzar Ashuba told on June, 7th at the meeting with the ambassador of Finland in Southern Caucasus Katrina Terhy Hakala. At the meeting some questions, concerned Georgian-Abkhazian relations’ settlement, maintenance of safety guarantees, refugee problem were raised.
The ambassador of Finland, in particular, was interested in "why Abkhazia so needs independence".
The speaker of the parliament told about history of the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict. Terhy Hakala noted in her conversation with Ashuba that Finland in 2006 will preside in the European Union. As it is known, the EU supports many projects in Galsky and Ochamchirsky areas.
During the meeting they also talked about necessity of restoration of the railway communication through Abkhazia.
Terhy Hakala agreed with the speaker that economic, political and humanitarian questions should not be assorted. "All these questions demand separate consideration ", - the speaker of the parliament emphasized.
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