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Chief
of the Joint Staff of armed Forces of Georgia, Johnny Pirtshalaishvili
categorically denies messages that on Wednesday and on Thursday in Abkhazia,
there were fights for village Georgievskoe of Gulripshsky district between the
Abkhazian subdivisions and the Georgian-Chechen group. In the broadcasting of
the first channel of Georgian TV, Johnny Pirtshalaishvili referring to own
sources and Russian peacemakers told, that there are no operations neither in
Kodor gorge, nor in area of village Georgievskoe. Those, who wish to sow fear
among the population of Georgia, spread the information on fights declared Jony
Pirtshalaishvili. Official Sukhumi declares, that in fights for Georgievskoe,
one Abkhazian military man, some fighters of Georgian-Chechen group were lost,
one Georgian and one Chechen are taken in captivity.
The
chairman working in pro-Georgian «Council of Ministers of the Abkhazian
autonomous republic», Londer Tsaava considers Tbilisi that Sukhumi authorities
intentionally «exaggerate» around of events at village Georgievskoe of
Gulripshsky district. According to the Abkhazian side, all day on Thursday in
this village and its vicinities went fight, and in a result, the armed group was
forced to leave Georgievskoe. In turn, Londer Tsaava in interview by Georgian
MASS MEDIA declared, that any armed conflict in territory Kodorsky gorge
did not happen and is not present.
As
he said, spreading similar fabrications, the Sukhumi authorities have quite a
definite purpose - to break planned on October 9 in Tbilisi, session of
Coordination Council working under aegis of the United Nations on the
Georgian-Abkhaz settlement. Abkhazians cannot reconcile in any way that that the
Kodorsky gorge remains under the control of the Georgian authorities, they,
together with Russian side would like to establish there the same orders, as
well as in other territories of Abkhazia, declared Tsaava.
In
Sukhumi still assert that the group of Georgian guerrilla and Chechen fighters
on Thursday was forced to leave seized by them on the eve of village
Georgievskoe of Gulripshsky district of Abkhazia. As Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Republic, Sergey Shamba informed journalists in Sukhumi, now in this
area are concentrated 400-500 Georgian and Chechen fighters. As he said, they
are concentrated in 5 kilometers from village Georgievskoe. Shamba noted, that
armed group left the village only after armed forces of Abkhazia applied
artillery and armored engineering.
The
Head of Abkhazian Foreign Ministry emphasized, that in village has been revealed
plenty of arms and ammunition, which were left by the armed group during their
escape from the area. As he said, in captivity has been taken some fighters,
including «citizens of Russia from republics of Northern Caucasus». Shamba
noted: «some armed insurgents were destroyed». He informed about losses of the
Abkhazian side.
According
to Sergey Shamba, during fights at village Georgievskoe, the officer of
Abkhazian army was lost, five peaceful inhabitants are disappeared without
information, and the armed group in hostages took one citizen of Russia. Under
the statement of the Abkhazian authorities, from territory of Georgia to
Abkhazia, «weapon, ammunition and the foodstuffs» for the armed group are
supplied by transport.
In
Abkhazia, in connection with situation in Gulripshsky district, Security Council
of republic has been called.
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