TBILISI, DFWatch–A statement by McDonald’s that it wants to open a branch in the disputed Georgian region Abkhazia has caused strong criticism in Georgia.
Temur Chkonia, representative of McDonald’s in Georgia, says the statement will be removed from the
TBILISI, DFWatch–A Russian citizen who was detained for shooting a cop in Batumi is suspected of murdering a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia on September 9.
According to Russian channel NTV, Yusuf Lakayev is suspected of murdering the Russian envoy to the breakaway
TBILISI, DFWatch–The first secretary at the Russian embassy in Abkhazia, Dmitry Vishernev, was Monday morning shot and killed in Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway region.
According to Abkhazian and Russian media, Vishernev was shot in the morning
TBILISI, DFWatch — The new government in Georgia wants to amend the law on the occupied territories in order to soften the punishment for people who violate it.
The Law on Occupied Territories was adopted in October 2008, a few months after the Russian-Georgian war.
TBILISI, DFWatch – Abkhazia today holds the second round of the elections for parliament.
20 constituencies are selecting a candidate in a first past the post system. In the first round, March 10, 13 candidates were chosen, out of a total of 35.
In one district, less
TBILISI, DFWatch – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has appointed a special representative to South Ossetia, five days after awarding the same kind of job title in regards to Abkhazia, the other Georgian breakaway region.
The person in charge of South Ossetia, the arena
TBILISI, DFWatch – The delegations of the U.S. and the EU in Georgia do not recognize the recent de facto parliamentary elections in Abkhazia as legitimate.
Both have releases statements expressing support for Georgia’s territorial integrity.
“The United States
TBILISI, DFWatch – There will be a second round of the de facto elections for parliament in the Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia, because representatives were elected from only 13 electoral districts out of a total of 35.
Abkhazia is a part of Georgia currently occupied
Almost 10 years have passed since the UN, in an attempt to help solve the Abkhaz conflict, launched the Document on “Distribution of Competences between Sukhumi and Tbilisi”. Basically, this was an effort to have the Abkhaz and the Georgian sides to the conflict sit down at the negotiating table and work out modalities for … Read more