... through instruments of power, such as the Eastern Partnership (EaP) which aims to promote European values without taking into account the possibility that a state in the South Caucasus may differ in the way it wishes and should develop.
William Eggerton:
Abkhazia, Georgia and Russia: Future Prospectsa
In the eyes of many EU citizens, the EaP is a means of promoting EU’s identity such as democracy, while non-Europeans would point out such an instrument has been implemented to achieved an economic and/or political superiority ...
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Public Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution: Russian, Georgia and the EU in Abkhazia ...
... Programs, made welcoming remarks.
The event was organized by RIAC partners: the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, HSE, International Center on Conflict and Negotiation (ICCN), and National Energy Security Fund.
The following issues were considered during the expert meeting: the development of the electric power industry in Georgia and Abkhazia, the prospects for oil and gas projects in the Greater Caucasus and in the Caspian Sea area.
The conference also touched ...
... “radicalized” Georgian nationalism; it became more belligerent towards perceived threats from minorities, especially Ossetians and Abkhaz” (Suny 1994, 317-323; Zürcher 2005, 90). For Devdariani (2005) Gamsakhurdia and his movement “perceived Abkhazia and South Ossetia as simply tools for Russian pressure directed against Georgian independence…"[C]oncerns of [their] local elites…[were ignored and]…tensions spiraled into violent clashes…[They failed] to see how...[their] own quest for independence challenged the identities of the Abkhazians ...
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Similarly, after Russia recognized Abkhazia's independence, the former disagreed with the other permanent members of the UN Security Council (US, France, Britain, and China) about the prospects for the work of the UNOMIG (United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia) on the territory of Abkhazia. For Russia, Abkhazia was an independent state, while the other permanent members of the UN Security Council considered it to be an integral part of Georgia. On June 15, 2009, Russia vetoed a technical rollover, thereby blocking an extension of the presence ...
... “dead end”, I mean that by recognizing the independent status of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region (South Ossetia) in 2008, Russia created a vicious circle – a vicious circle in the legal sense. And no one knows how to get out of it. Russia will not go back on its decision, and Georgia will never accept the independent status of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region. Right now, there is no way out of the situation. In this situation, there is no need to talk about re-establishing diplomatic relations. At the same time, we should remember that the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories ...
... conflict with Georgia in the early 1990s, Ossetians were in the majority in South Ossetia while the Abkhazians were a minority in Abkhazia, accounting for 17 percent of the population, while Ossetians make up more than 60 percent of the population in South Ossetia.
In any case, the conclusion of this agreement should not be viewed as a breakthrough in bilateral relations. Georgian authorities will surely talk about Russia's policy of annexation, and Western countries will throw cold water on this event, most likely, confining their reaction ...
... the Russian Federation and other countries in the region, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
RD: How efficient is the format of Geneva international discussions on security and stability matters in the South Caucasus, with equal participation of Abkhazia, Georgia, South Ossetia, Russia, and the United States in the collective co-presidency of the EU, the UN and the OSCE?
G.K.:
This format will turn five on October 15, 2013. This is a small anniversary and an occasion to sum up the initial results. At present, the Geneva meetings ...
Russia and Georgia’s clash over South Ossetia happened five years ago, but today it feels like an age away. Much has changed since ... ... than reunion for the sake of reunion.
Russia’s most controversial postwar move was the recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In the five years since, Russia has not convinced any major country to do the same and is unlikely ...
