From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2005 3:20 AM ABKHAZ LEADER REAFFIRMS READINESS FOR DIALOGUE WITH GEORGIA 19.08.2005 - 00:09:00
Sergei Bagapsh, President of the Republic of Abkhazia, told journalists in Moscow on 17 August that Abkhazia wants to continue ´´peaceful dialogue´´ with Georgia, and that...
Sergei Bagapsh, President of the Republic of Abkhazia, told journalists in Moscow on 17 August that Abkhazia wants to continue ´´peaceful dialogue´´ with Georgia, and that even though the negotiating process is ´´fragile,´´ he hopes to sign an agreement on security issues, meaning a renewed commitment by the two sides to the nonresumption of hostilities.
At the same time, Bagapsh said that he sees no point in meeting at this juncture with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
Bagapsh said consultations on Abkhazia´s associate membership in the Russian Federation are continuing, and the republic is bringing its legislation into line with Russia´s.
He rejected as untrue the claim by Georgian Minister for Conflict Resolution Giorgi Khaindrava that homes belonging to Georgians who fled Abkhazia during the 1992-93 war are being auctioned off.
Bagapsh explained that an inventory is being taken of all residential buildings.
He likewise denied reports that the Abkhaz armed forces, numbering some 12,000 men of a total population of 220,000, is financed from Moscow, saying that defense spending accounts for some 22 percent of all budget expenditures.
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