"The Premier said that politics of Russia is against interests of Abkhazians," explained the Minister of Defense Irakli Alazania as an answer to the statement of the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, reports GHN.
As Irakli Alasania said the Premier meant that politics of Russia is against interests of Abkhazians and if they want to maintain identity they can only do it together with Georgia. "It was ethnic cleaning directed against Georgians; among them shooting of people that happened September 27. According to this today we have actual occupation and beginning of annexation. The Premier meant that this is politics of Russia that is against interests of Abkhazia. They want to maintain own identity, they will be able to do it only in new space - together with Georgia in Europe," stated Irakli Alasania.
With the statement of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili agreement project of "integration and collaboration" between Russia and Abkhazia is concerning for him.
"I don't want to believe in that population of Abkhazia and Abkhazian nation is craving for this. This is against their 25 year fight for identity and for so called independency. With my information there is controversy about this issue in Abkhazia; they have critical attitude towards text," stated Garibashvili.