Sergei Shamba: Abkhazia’s Independence Willbe Recognized Soon

SERGEI SHAMBA: ABKHAZIA’S INDEPENDENCE WILL BE RECOGNIZED SOON

PanARMENIAN.Net
29.07.2008 14:07 GMT+04:00

Abkhazia is in the final straight before the finishing line, beyond
which lies the recognition of its independence, Abkhazian Foreign
Minister Sergei Shamba said.

"Russia has already taken steps in this direction and the situation
can’t be described as frozen. Our small state faces numerous challenges
and we need to find the so-called golden mean. We are interested in
close relations with Russia, which is the guarantor of our security,"
he said, adding that the referendum in 1999 showed that over 90 per
cent of the population stand for independent Abkhazia, RFE/RL reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS