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From: Abe Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 19:28:15 EST
UN ENVOY REJECTS CALLS FOR PEACE ENFORCEMENT IN ABKHAZIA
Meeting in Tbilisi on 31 January with Georgian Minister for Special
Assignments Malkhaz Kakabadze, UN Special Envoy for the Abkhaz Conflict
Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini argued that the conflict can be solved only
by political means, Caucasus Press reported. She expressed understanding
for the frustration of Georgian displaced persons unable to return to
their homes in Abkhazia but warned that calls by the Abkhaz
parliament-in-exile for a UN peace-enforcement operation in Abkhazia
will only complicate the situation and might lead to further bloodshed
(see "RFE/RL Newsline," 31 January 2003). Interfax on 31 January quoted
Kakabadze as saying that the 30 January UN Security Council resolution
on Abkhazia will contribute little to resolving the conflict. Speaking
at a press conference at the UN on 31 January, Georgian Ambassador to
the UN Rezo Adamia accused Russia of providing "massive political and
military support" to the Abkhaz over the past 10 years and of attempting
to annex the breakaway republic, Reuters reported. On 1 February, the
Georgian parliament adopted a statement similarly condemning Russia's
support for Abkhazia and its "de facto annexation of part of Georgia,"
Caucasus Press reported. LF
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