  Abkhaz leader reject Georgia President's proposals on unlimited autonomyMarch 29, 2008 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Abkhaz leadership rejected Georgia President's proposals on 'unlimited autonomy'. Abkhazia's Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said talks about a common state with Georgia are inadmissible. Sergey Bagapsh, the Abkhaz leader, said Tbilisi's new proposals were part of its "propaganda ahead of the NATO summit" in Bucharest. "Georgia tries to portray itself as a peace-loving nation in the eyes of the NATO, where it aspires," Bagapsh said. "Saakashvili's proposals are unacceptable for us and we reject them." "It is impossible having undeclared war against Abkhazia yesterday, involving terrorists acts and today becoming a peace-loving politician." President Saakashvili laid out on March 28 Tbilisi's proposals to Sukhumi, including 'unlimited autonomy' joint free economic zone, representation in the central authorities and the post of vice-president with the right to veto Abkhaz-related decisions. "I offer the Abkhaz people the right to veto any amendments to the Constitution and laws of Georgia aimed at preventing the adoption of resolutions that could infringe upon the right to the development of the Abkhaz language, literature, culture and the Abkhaz nation's unique identity," he said, Civil Georgia reports.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
