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Vast Russian Federation Argues with Abkhazia about a Small Village

November 9, 2011

Russia and de-facto government of Abkhazia intend to sign two documents regarding the so-called state border – news agency Apsni Press reported.

Russian and Abkhazian parties met in Sokhumi to discuss the delimitation of the so-called state border between Russian Federation and Abkhazia and issues related with drawing naval boundaries; the consultations will last two more days. After the three-day negotiations the parties will sign protocols.

Head of Russian delegation Vadim Postnov said draft-projects of two agreements – about “State Borders between Russian Federation and Republic of Abkhazia” and about “Drawing of Naval Boundaries in the Black Sea” - have been prepared already.

“These two documents require much work. Parties will express their opinions - to accept them as basis and to continue work in this direction or not. We will be pleased to hear your remarks which supposedly will be correct and useful because those documents are about Abkhazia and Russia,” said Postnov.

Head of Abkhazian delegation, de-facto MP Valeri Kvarchia raised a question about Aibga village in Gagra district during the meeting. According to the previous project of the Russian party, the village was in the territory of Russian Federation.

Kvarchia updated meeting participants with current situation in the village and noted that only about 30 people live there in summer; but in winter only several people remain there.

Official Tbilisi condemns the negotiation between self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia and Russian Federation about delimitation of state border and drawing naval boundaries. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia released special statement regarding the issue. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia states that according to the international law negotiations between the occupant state and occupation regime created by themselves are illegal and their agreements will have no power. Negotiations about delimitation and demarcation of Georgian state border must be carried out only with the Government of Georgia.”

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