Russian, Georgian Officials Discussed Abkhaz Issue

(Tbilisi. April 9, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Russian President?s envoy for the Abkhaz conflict resolution Valeri Loshchinin and Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Merab Antadze met in Moscow on April 8 to discuss situation in breakaway Abkhazia.

Georgian and Russian officials discussed implementation of the agreement reached by the Russian and Georgian Presidents during the meeting in Sochi on March 6-7, which considers safe return of IDPs in Abkhazia, restoration of the Russian-Georgian railway link via Abkhazia, and rehabilitation of the Enguri hydropower station, located in the conflict zone.

The Russian President?s envoy informed the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister that the groups of experts, which will work on the implementation of the provisions of the agreement, are already formed and will be ready to start working in April.

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