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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."