New Prime Minister Appointed in Breakaway Abkhazia

(Tbilisi. April 22, 2003. Civil Georgia) – Reports say President of breakaway Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba appointed Raul Khajinba on the post of the Prime Minister on April 22.

Before the new appointment Khajinba was the Defense Minister and the acting Vice-Premier of the self-styled Abkhaz Republic.

New Prime Minister of Abkhazia will compose the government within the two weeks.

Vladislav Ardzinba dismissed the former Premier Genadi Gagulia and the entire cabinet on April 8 after the categorical demand of the opposition Amtsakhara public-political movement, which unites the veterans of the 1992-1993 war in Abkhazia.

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