Abkhaz de facto Premier, Russian Envoy Held Talks in Moscow

(Tbilisi, May 15, 2003. Civil Georgia) – De facto Prime Minister of breakaway Abkhazia Raul Khajinba held talks with Russian President’s personal representative for the Abkhaz conflict settlement Valeri Loshchinin in Moscow on May 14.

The Russian Foreign Ministry reports that the implementation of the March 7 agreement between Russian and Georgian Presidents was discussed during the talks.

The March 7 agreement considers return of IDPs in breakaway Abkhazia, restoration of the Russian-Georgian railway via Abkhazia and rehabilitation of the power facilities in the breakaway region.

The Abkhaz de facto Premier expressed readiness to facilitate implementation of this agreement, Russian Foreign Ministry reports.