Abkhazia-Georgia, Kosovo-Serbia: parallel worlds?

2-8-2006
Thomas de Waal
In the Caucasus and the Balkans, two territories whose people broke free through war from a larger state their peoples saw as oppressive are now in constitutional limbo. What future have Kosovo Albanians and Abkhazians earned – independence, autonomy, federation? What justice is owed to their Serb and Georgian neighbours and former neighbours? Thomas de Waal and Zeyno Baran debate the issues in a series of exchanges. open easy read version

Source: http://www.opendemocracy.net/democracy-caucasus/debate.jsp


Conflict in Abkhazia
Georgia: Tbilisi Ups the Ante
Georgia makes a two-pronged sally into the separatist Abkhazia region. F
rom EurasiaNet.
by Molly Corso
31 July 2006


TBILISI PREPARES TO SEND ABKHAZ GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE TO KODORI
By Zaal Anjaparidze
The Georgian government claims to have restored “constitutional order” in the upper Kodori Gorge -- the sole Georgia-controlled part of breakaway Abkhazia. As a result of a special operation by police and army units, the Kodori-based paramilitary group “Monadire” (Hunter) and its chieftain, Emzar Kvitsiani, have largely been neutralized (see EDM, July 25, 27, August 1). But complete success still seems a long way off.
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EURASIANET.ORG
Moscow Warily Tracks Tbilisi’s Moves in the Kodori Gorge Igor Torbakov: 8/01/06
Abkhaz Government-in-Exile to Move to Kodori Gorge Molly Corso: 7/28/06
Georgian Minister: Kodori Gorge Operation Winding Down Molly Corso: 7/27/06