Sukhumi Claims US-Trained Troops to Sabotage in Abkhazia

Chief of the security service of the unrecognized Abkhaz Republic Givi Agrba said on October 14 that the Georgian troops, trained within the US-funded Train-and-Equip program are engaged in ?sabotage? against the Abkhaz officials.

Georgian side denies accusations. President Shevardnadze has numerously stated that the US-trained Georgian troops will not be deployed in Abkhazia.

Abkhaz de facto official?s accusation follows Georgian side?s allegations that the Chechen militants, who fled Pankisi gorge year after the anti-crime operation, are hiding in Abkhazia.

According to the Abkhaz news agency Apsnipress Givi Agrba dismissed accusations as groundless.

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