Tbilisi Registers IDPs’ Property in Abkhazia, South Ossetia

Georgian Minister for Refugees Giorgi Kheviashvili said at a news conference on March 7 that the Georgian side launches inventory of property owned by the Georgian internally displaced persons in breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

He called on the leadership of the breakaway regions to cooperate with Tbilisi in this process.

“But these measures will be implemented, even if Sokhumi [Abkhaz capital] and Tskhinvali [S.Ossetian capital] refuse to cooperate,” the Minister said.

He also said satellite photos will also be used that during the property registration process.

Kheviashvili said that according to the recent registration there are a total of 248 000 internally displaced persons from both Abkhazia and South Ossetia. “However, this is not an exact figure and one more registration will be carried out this summer,” he added.