Sukhum/Agency Caucasus - The capital city of Russia, Moscow, hosts senior officials from Abkhazia, a de facto independent country in continual search of international recognition of itself as fully independent, just like Kosovo appears to be in line for international recognition of its independence.
Sukhum/Agency Caucasus - The administration of Abkhazia made its interpretation of the decision by its counterpart in Georgia to change the name of its department that was originally set up to resolve conflicts to read now ‘The Ministry of Reunion’ and accused Georgia of taking a step toward ending negotiations.
Sukhum/Agency Caucasus - Maksim Gvincia, Deputy Foreign Minister of Abkhazia, was in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, or TRNC, between January 5 and 8, 2008, to reinforce his administration's efforts to make contacts with diplomats of the countries, including TRNC as well, that have not got official recognition from the United Nations yet. The administration of Abkhazia has it as its goal to have a body of officials to represent itself in the TRNC.
Sukhum/Agency Caucasus - Abkhazia, a country stricken with a demographical crisis since its occupation by Russia in the 19th century, seems to be thrown into a further crisis with the gradually decreasing annual number of births in the country.
Duesseldorf - The Abkhazian Diaspora in Europe established in the German city of Duesseldorf the Abkhazian Center for Information and Culture in an attempt to convey information about Abkhazia to the West.
Sukhum/Agency Caucasus - Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said the end result of parliamentarian elections that would come after an election campaign on a possible announcement of independence for Kosovo would have serious implications for Abkhazia's chances of getting recognized on an international level.
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Caucasus - The civil society of Abkhazia, with a population of approximately 300,000, shows resolution in its recent efforts to minimize traffic accidents. Over 1,000 Abkhazians have died in traffic accidents since 1993.
