Leaders of self-proclaimed republics, from left to right: Transdniestria's President Igor Smirnov, Abkhazia's President Sergei Bagapsh and South Ossetia's President Eduard Kokoity
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Abkhazia Seeks Worldwide Recognition
The parliament of unrecognized Abkhazia has addressed the world community with the request to recognize its independence. A separate address has been forwarded to the RF State Duma and the Federation Council. Parliament of another unrecognized republic of Georgia, South Ossetia, delivered two similar addresses already.
Abkhazia has emerged as an independent state in the years of actual independence from Georgia, the members of Abkhazia’s parliament claimed, giving Kosovo as an example and reasoning that recognition of that province independence created favorable environment for granting a new status to Abkhazia.
Any attempt to strip Abkhazia of independence will lead to the full-scale military conflict that will involve neighboring states, the masterminds of the address specified. They also thanked Russia for lifting economic sanctions imposed in 1996.
Three self-proclaimed republics, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transdniestria urge the world community from time to time to recognize their independence. So far, none of the states have positively responded to the initiative.
But the timing of current address of Abkhazia is different. A day before the statement of Abkhazia’s MPs, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced the withdrawal from CIS agreement of 1996 that banned any contacts of CIS member-states with Abkhazia.
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