The agreement on opening the tomb of Babushera in Abkhazia
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As the Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia, David Darakhvelidze announced a deal was reached about opening the Babushera tomb and one of the tombs at Gumista, as well as reburial and identification of the bodies.
Both tombs are placed in Abkhazia which is the breakaway region of Georgia occupied by Russian forces.
"Opening of the tombs is planned for the first half of the next year, Darakhvelidze said.From Georgian side, the bilateral mechanisms process will be lead by the Minister himself and the experts group - by his deputy Nino Chavchavadze.
As for the Abkhazian side, de-facto Vice-Premier Indira Vardania was involved in the negotiations.Darakhvelidze also mentioned that the Red Cross will be supporting the negotiations and everything will be carried out under its auspices.
The lost tomb on the territory of the occupied Abkhazia was discovered recently. The tomb, in which 64 remains are found, belongs to the people killed during the Georgian-Abkhazian war during 1992-93. As the Abkhazian media reports, remains in the tomb, being discovered in the Park of Glory in Sukhumi, may belong to Georgians.
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