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Caucasus
Abkhazia sez Georgia preparing for large-scale war
2002-03-12
  • The foreign ministry of the self proclaimed republic of Abkhazia issued a statement accusing Georgia of preparing a large-scale war on Abkhazia's territory. The statement said that "Georgia has launched an information campaign to prepare the transfer of terrorists from the Pankisi Gorge to Abkhazia in order to create a pretext for launching large-scale combat operations and, possibly, for involving U.S. anti-terrorist groups in Abkhazia.

    The Abkhazian foreign ministry has demanded that "Georgia immediately withdraw its armed formations from the Kodori Gorge, in line with the Moscow agreement of May 14, 1994 and under the control of the UN and of the peacekeeping forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States based in the conflict zone, and create conditions for organizing regular monitoring of this region by the peacekeepers and UN observers. The Abkhazian foreign ministry has confirmed Abkhazia's commitment "not to send armed formations to the upper part of the Kodori Gorge, and not to use force against local civilians."
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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