Georgian president raises flag in breakaway province of Abkhazia скачать в хорошем качестве

Georgian president raises flag in breakaway province of Abkhazia

(28 Sep 2006) 1. Wide shot of Georgian President Michael Saakashvili and members of government arriving 2. Guards 3. Various shots of Saakashvili raising Georgian flag over local administration building 4. Saakashvili applauding 5. Various shots of military orchestra playing music 6. Mid shot of local people 7. SOUDNBTIE: (Georgian) Michael Saakashvili, Georgian President: "I want to tell everybody, that we want to return (Abkhazia) by peaceful means. Now we are in Upper Abkhazia and the Georgian government is controlling parts - Chkhalta region, Kodori region and Marukhi pass - all these parts have been liberated and are controlled by the Georgian government." 8. Wide shot of Saakashvili and members of the Georgian government STORYLINE: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Wednesday flew into a section of the breakaway province of Abkhazia controlled by government forces to rename it, while the separatist leader denounced the move as an attempt to stir up tensions. Saakashvili's order renames the Kodori Gorge as Upper Abkhazia. Georgian government forces moved into the gorge's upper 25-mile (40-kilometre) section two months ago to root out members of a defiant militia. The Georgian president travelled to the village of Chkhalta on Wednesday to inaugurate a new administrative building that is part of a government effort to set up a local administration there. The Georgian leader also promised to bring the breakaway region's main city, Sukhumi, back under government control. The Kodori Gorge is a narrow, steep-sided river valley flanked by rugged mountain slopes and dotted with a few towns and settlements. The upper, inland portion where Georgia claims control has about 4,000 inhabitants. Abkhazia and another region - South Ossetia - broke away from Georgian control during wars in the 1990s, and Saakashvili has repeatedly vowed to bring them back into the fold. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...