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Abkhazia leader says ready to resign if protesters vacate parliament

Abkhazia leader says ready to resign if protesters vacate parliament

  • Rare protests have erupted in recent days in the republic, nestled between the Caucasus mountains and the Black Sea, over an economic deal with Moscow
  • “I am ready to call elections, to resign.. and stand in elections. Let the people say who they will support,” the leader of the separatist republic Aslan Bzhania said
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Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal with Russia

Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgian region Abkhazia over deal with Russia

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Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions – Medvedev

Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions – Medvedev

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Thousands of protesters try to storm Georgia parliament

Thousands of protesters try to storm Georgia parliament

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NATO insists it is united at end of raucous, divisive summit

NATO insists it is united at end of raucous, divisive summit

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US condemns Syria’s ties with Georgian breakaway regions

US condemns Syria’s ties with Georgian breakaway regions

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