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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Government members on Thursday paid tribute to 12 individuals who went missing during the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, after their remains were transferred to the country’s capital of Tbilisi.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili paid homage to 12 individuals who went missing during the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, after their remains were transferred to the country’s capital of Tbilisi by attending the civil funeral on Thursday.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday highlighted religious diversity as “one of the main wealth” of the country, in his address at the Iftar, the fast-breaking evening meal of Muslims in Ramadan, which was held in honour of the Muslim community in Georgia on behalf of the PM.

The eldest among four siblings, Malkhaz had joined the 222nd battalion of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Brigade on 21 December 1992 and left for Abkhazia on 4 July 1993.Sometime later though, the family was told by returning soldiers that Malkhaz had gone missing during an operation near Guma village on 7 July 1993. The soldiers said they had searched a lot but found no trace of

“We need to stop these cuts because we are not speaking about trimming the fat – there is no fat to trim. These are not extra funds."

In a joint effort to improve access to essential health services, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development

The families had the opportunity to ask questions and receive information about the process of the search, recovery of remains and identification of their loved ones at meetings held at Levan Samkharauli National Forensics Bureau. The State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia (SMR) Tea Akhvlediani, representatives of the National Forensics Bureau and ICRC

LAGODEKHI. 9 October 2023 – Hundreds of young people united in the picturesque town of Lagodekhi in eastern Georgia on

Democracy implies first of all civic equality. In a democracy, all citizens are subject to the same laws and are distinguished from one another only by their merit. Poverty should therefore not prevent anyone from taking part in the life of the city. The aim is not to ensure the same resources for all citizens but to guarantee the equality of all before the law through the impartiality of justice. This is what we call the rule of law.

This was possible within the framework of the humanitarian Coordination Mechanism on Persons Unaccounted for in Connection with the Events of 1992–1993 Armed Conflict and After, involving Abkhaz and Georgian participants, operating with the ICRC's support since 2010.