Russia Calls for Immediate Settlement of Crisis in Abkhazia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called on the Abkhaz authorities to solve the current crisis in the breakaway region as soon as possible, in order to continue the peace process aiming at resolving the decade-old conflict.
 
“The sooner the disputable issues are solved in Abkhazia, the sooner Sokhumi and Tbilisi will get back to negotiations through the support of the Russian Federation and the Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General to find a mutually acceptable way out of the situation,” Russian news agency RIA Novosti quotes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying.
 
“We are not indifferent towards the situation in Abkhazia. Russia is closely watching the recent developments in the region. We hope that the situation will develop in a calm atmosphere in accordance with the rules existing in Abkhazia,” the Foreign Minister added.