Officials from Georgia, Russia and breakaway Abkhazia plan to meet in Tbilisi on July 11 in frames of a series of negotiations involving discussions over the rehabilitation of the Abkhaz portion of the Russo-Georgian railway. These series of talks were launched last month after Tbilisi softened its stance over the reopening of the Abkhaz railway. But some political observers warn that the Georgian authorities are without a comprehensive strategy or action plan regarding this railway and that this softened position might result in negative political consequences for Tbilisi.
During the scheduled talks in Tbilisi, the three sides plan to agree over the composition of an expert group which will assess the current condition of a 60-km portion of the railway that links Georgia’s Zugdidi district and the capital of the breakaway republic, Sokhumi.
