Over 32 thousand Abkhazian-Armenians received new passportsDecember 7, 2009 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Republic of Abkhazia has issued citizen passports to 99% (146 121 individuals) of its residents representing all the 85 ethnic groups living in the country. Among the individuals granted citizen status. 73 622 are reported to be Abkhazians, 17 795 - Russians, 12 156 - Georgians, 2 138 - Abazins and 1500 - Greeks.Abkhazian authorities made the decision to enable all ethnic group's participation in votings. Under a recent amendment to Abkhazia's electoral legislation (dated October 7, 2009), only holders of Abkhazian passports have the right to participate in local elections. Presidential elections in Georgia's breakaway republic are scheduled for December 12, 2009, Analitika.at.ua reported. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |