KC: Rumours Of Plane Going Down In Georgia Confirmed
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posted by FerrasB on August, 2007 as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/29/2007 1:59 AM Rumours of plane going down in Georgia confirmed Publication time: 26 August 2007, 08:49 GEORGIA'S breakaway province of Abkhazia confirmed yesterday that an unknown plane went down over its territory this week. Abkhazia's Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba told Reuters that according to information from witnesses the plane came from the Black Sea and went down two minutes later in the mountains in Upper Abkhazia. "We believe it was a Georgian plane," Mr Shamba said. "It has in the past repeatedly violated our airspace. "It went down by itself, no one downed it. Upper Abkhazia is a small mountainous region which is controlled by Georgia. Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in 1993 after the Soviet Union collapsed. Georgia seeks to regain control over Abkhazia and accuses Russia of supporting the separatist Government. Interfax news agency earlier quoted ... >> full artcle...
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Caucasian Knot:SDM Of Abkhazia Concerned Of The Attitude Of Authorities To Islam
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/29/2007 2:28 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 27/8/2007 SDM of Abkhazia concerned of the attitude of authorities to Islam The Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Abkhazia is concerned of the situation around the Muslim community of the Republic and development of Islam as a whole, Timur Dzyba, head of the SDM's Administration, has stated today at a press conference in Sukhum. According to his story, there is non-justified negative information about the development of Islam in Abkhazia. "We don't preach extremist Islam. However, blood was already shed. First victims are patriot Daur Mutsba, who stood from his 14 in defence of his homeland, and his wife. The incident was treated as a murder of the person in whose house a plenty of weapons was found". Daur Mutsba (born in 1978) and his wife (born in ... >> full artcle...
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Caucasian Knot:SDM Of Abkhazia Concerned Of The Attitude Of Authorities To Islam
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/29/2007 2:28 AM CAUCASIAN KNOT / NEWS 27/8/2007 SDM of Abkhazia concerned of the attitude of authorities to Islam The Spiritual Department of Moslems (SDM) of Abkhazia is concerned of the situation around the Muslim community of the Republic and development of Islam as a whole, Timur Dzyba, head of the SDM's Administration, has stated today at a press conference in Sukhum. According to his story, there is non-justified negative information about the development of Islam in Abkhazia. "We don't preach extremist Islam. However, blood was already shed. First victims are patriot Daur Mutsba, who stood from his 14 in defence of his homeland, and his wife. The incident was treated as a murder of the person in whose house a plenty of weapons was found". Daur Mutsba (born in 1978) and his wife (born in ... >> full artcle...
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Agency Caucasus: African Pig Plague Hits Abkhazia
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2007 2:32 AM 23/08/2007 African pig plague hits Abkhazia Sukhum/Agency Caucasus – The Sukhum administration held responsible Georgia for the outbreak of African swine fever in southern Abkhazia. Abkhazian officials accused Georgia of intentionally throwing pigs that died of the plague in upper Kodor away into the river of Ingur, which caused the virus to spread across eastern Abkhazia. Erik Anshba, head official from the Abkhazian Vet Services, pressed for the need to kill all pigs across eastern Abkhazia, and called for professional assistance from both international organizations and Russian experts to deal with the problem. Vladimir Nachach, a leading lawmaker at Abkhazian Parliament, called on prosecutors to charge Georgia with damaging the environment. ‘This is an assassination attempt’ “I think that the Georgian republic has made an attempt to assassinate the sovereign Republic of ... >> full artcle...
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Agency Caucasus: Abkhazians Meet With Officials In Volgograd
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posted by FerrasB on as Abkhazia
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 8/24/2007 3:03 AM 18/08/2007 Abkhazians meet with officials in Volgograd Volgograd - The Sukhum administration signed a memorandum of understanding with a province of the Russian Federation, Volgograd, or formerly known as Stalingrad, in one of its steps forward in the direction of improving relations with the Russian Federation. Deputy Abkhazian Prime Minister Alexandr Stranichkin signed in Volgograd the memorandum of understanding with Volgograd Governor Nikolai Maksuta in hopes of improving cooperation in several fields of economics, science, ecology and culture. Also, the Abkhazian officials had talks with major businessmen and officials here about opportunities as well as advantages of investment in tourism, agriculture, housing and several other fields available in Abkhazia. Among the Russian officials were Lev Alferov from the Volgograd Administration of Housing, Alexandr Belitski from the Volgograd Chamber of Commerce, and ... >> full artcle...
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