Interfax:Abkhaz Forces Ready To Take Adequate Measures In Kodori Gorge - Bagapsh
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posted by FerrasB on July, 2006 as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 3:26 AM
Jul 25 2006 12:34PM
Abkhaz forces ready to take adequate measures in Kodori Gorge - Bagapsh
SUKHUMI. July 25 (Interfax) - Abkhaz armed forces will take adequate measures, should Georgian troops cross the line between the 106th and 107th Russian peacekeeping checkpoints in the Kodori Gorge, Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh said.
"We have redeployed the necessary forces in the Kodori Gorge, and in the Tkvarcheli district. As yet, we are only following the situation. However, should Georgian troops cross the line between the 106th and 107th checkpoints, our units will take the adequate measures," he said.
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11559747
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RIA Novosti: Georgia Refuses To Rule Out Force In Spat With Abkhazia Gorge
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 7:37 AM RIA Novosti Georgia refuses to rule out force in spat with Abkhazia gorge 25/07/2006 13:41 TBILISI, July 25 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia's authorities hope to resolve a conflict peacefully in a gorge on the border with the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia but are not ruling out the use of force, a high-ranking government source said Tuesday. The source said talks with Emzar Kvitsiani, former President Eduard Shevardnadze's envoy to the Kodori Gorge, were expected to start in two hours. But if no agreement is reached, Georgian authorities will use Interior Ministry troops to restore order in the gorge, he said. The source also denied reports on the deployment of Georgian troops near the border with Abkhazia. On Sunday, Kvitsiani said Defense Ministry troops were going to enter the area, which is the de facto ... >> full artcle...
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Civil Georgia: Reports: Troops Deployed Near Abkhazia
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 7:43 AM
Reports: Troops Deployed Near Abkhazia
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 2006-07-25 11:18:01
Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili and Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili are in Mestia, the mountainous region of Svaneti in western Georgia which borders breakaway Abkhazia, Rustavi 2, Imedi and Public TV stations reported early on July 25.
According to these reports, units of Interior and Defense Ministry forces are also deployed in Mestia.
The deployment of troops came after the Georgian leadership refused to hold talks with rebel warlord Emzar Kvitsiani, who, with his militia group, is based in Kodori gorge in breakaway Abkhazia .
It is not yet clear what the authorities’ plans are, as information remains scarce. Imedi TV reported that law enforcers barred its crew from shooting footage of the area and seized recordings that they had made
http://www.civil.ge/eng/print.php?id=13151
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Interfax:Peacekeepers' Head, U.N. Official Demand Urgent Consultations On Kodori
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 8:05 AM 12:48 GMT, Jul 25, 2006 Peacekeepers' head, U.N. official demand urgent consultations on Kodori MOSCOW. July 25 (Interfax-AVN) - Maj. Gen. Sergei Chaban, commander of the CIS joint peacekeeping force in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone, and Ivo Petrov, head of the U.N. mission in Abkhazia, have demanded an emergency four-sided meeting on the situation in Kodori Gorge. "At 4 p.m. Moscow time the commander of the CIS joint peacekeeping force and head of the U.N. mission in Abkhazia held a conference and decided to demand the urgent convocation of a four-sided meeting [Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia and the U.N. mission] to settle the situation in and around Kodori Gorge," Deputy Commander of the Russian Ground Forces for peacekeeping Lt. Gen. Valery Yevnevich told the press on Tuesday. "By transferring troops and police to the southern security zone in Kodori Gorge the ... >> full artcle...
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Georgia moves against local ruler and militia
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN Nicknamepsychoteddybear24 (Original Message) Sent: 7/25/2006 10:03 PM Georgia moves against local ruler and militia By C.J. Chivers The New York Times Published: July 25, 2006 MOSCOW Georgia deployed special forces on Tuesday near a remote gorge beside the breakaway region of Abkhazia to arrest a local ruler who had declared autonomy from federal rule and to disperse a militia under his command, Georgian officials said. As the troops arrived there were reports in the evening of fighting between the two sides. The ruler, Emzar Kvitsiani, controls the so-called Hunter paramilitary battalion, a local force occupying the Kodori Gorge, which provides a route into territory under the control of the self-declared republic of Abkhazia. With tensions with Russia flaring, Georgia insisted it had no plans to enter the Abkhaz zone or engage Abkhaz forces, which the de facto Abkhaz president, Sergei ... >> full artcle...
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