Wednesday, August 15, 2007, #155 (1422)


Abkhazia's de facto leader, Sergey Bagapsh, said yesterday that the Abkhaz and Georgian people can never live together in one state. If Georgia regains Abkhazia, do you think that people who were once neighbors could again live side-by-side without more violence? Will it be possible to get back Abkhazia through a purely political solution? (view responses)
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