Bagapsh Speaks of Upcoming Summit of Secessionist Leaders

In an interview with the Russian daily Vremya Novostey, published on July 15, President of breakaway Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh said that the leaders of the unrecognized republics of South Ossetia, Transdnestria and Nagorno-Karabakh will mainly discuss economic cooperation during a summit which is scheduled in the Abkhaz capital of Sokhumi at the end of July. According to some reports, the leader of Nagorno-Karabakh will not participate in this summit.

?We will make an appeal to Russia and the international community that the situation surrounding Transdnestria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia is aggravating,? Bagapsh said.

He also said that although economic cooperation will top the agenda of the summit, ?there will be [discussions of] military cooperation as well, if necessary.?

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