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Abkhazia and South Ossetia - Russia's Never-Ending Game
Written by Vasili Rukhadze
Sunday, 08 July 2007

Since the end of the separatist wars in Georgia’ s breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia (respectively in 1992 and 1993), Russian political, business and intellectual circles openly and tirelessly promoted on the highest levels the idea of Abkhazia’s and South Ossetia’s national self-determination and independence from Georgia.
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President Saakashvili speaks about South Ossetia at cabinet meeting Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has told government members that the country's leadership needs to take a "cautious but bold" approach to the settlement of the South Ossetia conflict. Read more...