From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/26/2005 12:42 AM Abkhaz Parliament Adopts Law on Citizenship 23.09.2005 - 00:50:18
The Parliament of Abkhazia adopted, on their first hearing, draft amendments to the law regarding citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia on September 22, 2005...
The Parliament of Abkhazia adopted, on their first hearing, draft amendments to the law regarding citizenship of the Republic of Abkhazia on September 22, Apsnypress news agency reported.
The draft law was developed by a special commission, led by Vice-President Raul Khajimba.
According to the draft law, the citizens of the Republic of Abkhazia are:
- ethnic Abkhaz, regardless the place of their residence or their citizenship;
- persons, who have been permanently living in Abkhazia for not less than five years following the adoption of the Act on Independence of the Republic of Abkhazia on October 12, 1999;
Citizens of Abkhazia can simultaneously be citizens of the Russian Federation alone, according to the draft.
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