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13.10.2008, 14:11
Abkhazia has called on the parliaments of Belarus and the Republic of Ireland to recognise its independence. The former Georgian breakaway republic says it was asking Ireland to acknowledge its status because it had also had to fight hard for independence
14.10.2008, 18:35
Even before the Georgian war, there had been talk of including South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the Union State – a supranational confederation between Russia and Belarus. Now it’s official. South Ossetia will apply for visitor status at the next
10.11.2008, 09:52
EU and UN envoys are on a visit to Abkhazia ahead of next week's international consultation on the Caucasus, where Abkhazia wants to participate as an equal partner.
15.11.2008, 15:22
Georgia has confirmed the death of one of its policemen in the border area with Abkhazia. Earlier Abkhaz officials said that one Georgian man was killed and two more injured in clashes with Abkhazian border guards.
Published: 12 November, 2008, 08:42
The upper chamber of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council, has ratified the treaties of friendship, co-operation and mutual assistance with the Republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
