From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2005 3:27 AM Abkhaz Leader Says Region Moving Closer To Russia 20.08.2005 - 00:30:38
The leader of Republic of Abkhazia, Sergei Bagapsh, said that his region continues to seek associate membership of the Russian Federation...
Addressing reporters in Moscow, Bagapsh also said that Abkhazia will continue to bring its legislation into line with that of Russia and that within a year all Abkhaz will hold Russian citizenship.
He said that more than 80 percent of Abkhaz already hold Russian passports.
´´Abkhazia´s movement toward associated membership of the Russian Federation continues,´´ Bagapsh said.
´´Consultations about this are taking place. To achieve this goal, we agreed about our pre-election programs, and we continue to work on it today -- we are synchronizing the legislation of our republic with that of the Russian Federation.´´
Russia began issuing passports to residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, four years ago.
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