Abkhazia.gov: ABKHAZIA'S PRESIDENT MET WITH UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, CO-CHAIRMAN OF GENEVA TALKS ON SECURITY IN TRANSCAUCASIA ANTTI TURUNEN
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ABKHAZIA'S PRESIDENT MET WITH UN SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE, CO-CHAIRMAN OF GENEVA TALKS ON SECURITY IN TRANSCAUCASIA ANTTI TURUNEN
17/03/2010 18:10 ABKHAZIA, SUKHUM
Today the President of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh met with the UN Special
Representative, a co-chairman of the Geneva talks on security in
Transcaucasia Antti Turunen.
"We've
always been on good terms with all UN Mission's representatives. I
would like to thank Mr. Johan Verbeke (Turunen's predecessor –
Apsnypress) through you, I couldn't do it earlier, for the big job he
did in Abkhazia. I'm ready to answer all the questions that are
interesting for you”, the head of the state said welcoming A. Turunen.
Antti
Turunen congratulated Bagapsh on the beginning of his second term as
President, wished success in work and told about the purpose of his
visit.
"The purpose of my visit is to familiarize myself with
the situation in Abkhazia and to hear your assessment of the Geneva
process. We do our best for the discussions to continue”, the UN
representative said.
According to him, "the mechanism on
incident prevention in the Gal district works successfully"."We are
glad that you keep supporting the United Nations actions even after the
Mission has left the territory of Abkhazia”, Turunen emphasized.
"The Secretary General has extended the work of the team that takes part in the Geneva discussions”.
He
told the President that two more experts - on military and police
issues were added to the group of UN representatives working in the
region. And Turunen expressed hope of continuation of successful work
aimed at reaching security in the region.
"The leadership of
Abkhazia supports the Geneva discussions, and we intend to continue
participating in them”, Sergey Bagapsh said.
According to
Bagapsh, "the Geneva discussions are necessary for solving security
problems, non-renewal of hostilities, opening of some economic
corridors”. "But meanwhile, our proposals are not met with support”,
the President ascertained.
"Despite numerous promises to help
Abkhazia in carrying out small economic projects, in practice we face
economic sanctions”, Bagapsh said and cited as an example the case when
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland had denied the Abkhaz mobile
operators the right to purchase equipment from "Nokia" firm.
"It
is a business project of a private company. It's not about politics. If
economic sanctions are henceforth applied to commercial structures
which are not connected with politics, we will think of expediency of
participating in the Geneva consultations”, the President added.
"These
are not exactly the problems you have arrived to discuss, but I
couldn't but tell you about them as our participation in the Geneva
discussions depends on their resolution. What to meet for, if our
population and its business suffers then?”, Bagapsh stressed.
"We
do not ask for the recognition, opening of communications, investments
and so forth, at the same time, we consider it expedient to continue
with some economic projects which have been carried out in Abkhazia
with support from the Mission since 2006”, Bagapsh said.
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