Abkhazia appeals to world organizations over independence

07.03.2008, 14.45

SUKHUMI, March 7 (Itar-Tass) – The parliament of Georgia’s breakaway
republic of Abkhazia on Friday appealed to the Russian upper and lower
houses of parliament as well as the United Nations, international
organizations and countries of the world to recognize its independence.

Appeals were approved on Friday at an extraordinary session of the
People’s Assembly (parliament).

The parliament noted that the process of the establishment of an
independent democratic state of Abkhazia and its independence are
irreversible. The gaining of state independence `has deep and objective
historical preconditions and is a political manifestation of the
achieved level of national consolidation as well as social, economic
and cultural development of the Abkhazian nation,’ the appeal said.

The people of Abkhazia see that it is `only within the framework of an
independent state’ that the republic can develop further, maximally
ensure its needs and strategically guarantee its national security, it
emphasized.

`In connection with the recognition of Kosovo’s independence by many
states of the West, the geopolitical situation has changed to a great
extent, and favourable preconditions have developed for the recognition
of a state independence of the Republic of Abkhazia,’ it added.

The appeal stressed that `the parliament and people of Abkhazia highly
appreciate the role of Russia as the main guarantor of peace and
security in the region’.

The document also referred to `the fundamental principle of the right
of nations to self-determination’, `historical realities of the
establishment and development of Abkhazian statehood’, as well as noted
`an exceptional role of Russia in the fate of the Abkhazian people,’
`fraternal ties and close historical relations between the people of
Abkhazia and the peoples of the Russian Federation’.
From: Baghdasarian