Georgian PM, Gov’t members pay tribute to victims of Abkhazia war after transfer of remains
The PM Garibashvili joined a service for the victims of the war at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city and offered his sympathy to their families. Photo: Gov't press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Government members on Thursday paid tribute to 23 victims of the 1990s armed conflict in the now Russian-occupied Abkhazia region after their remains were transferred to Tbilisi on Wednesday.
The remains belong to 21 combatants and two civilians who had been missing since the 1992-1993 conflict, and were transferred in the latest phase of the work of the Government and the International Committee of the Red Cross for the purpose.
The PM joined a service for the victims of the war at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city and offered his sympathy to their families, the Government press office said.
Remains of 604 persons missing following the 1990s conflict and the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia have been recovered in search efforts since 2013, with 288 identified.
The remains of 23 individuals who had been missing since the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Georgia’s now Russian-occupied Abkhazia region were handed over to their families on Wednesday, in the latest stage of the process involving the Government and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Government members on Thursday paid tribute to 20 individuals who had been missing since the 1990s war in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region and whose remains were transferred to Tbilisi.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and members of the legislative body on Wednesday paid tribute to individuals who had been missing since the 1990s war in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region and whose remains were transferred to Tbilisi.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and representatives of the Government on Wednesday paid tribute to 20 heroes, whose remains were transferred from Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, at the public funeral held in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
The Georgian State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civic Equality on Friday said a meeting involving Georgian and Abkhaz participants for finding and determining the fate of missing individuals from the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region was hosted in İstanbul.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Saturday said Guram Gabiskiria, the former official who had been killed by Abkhaz separatist groups in 1993 during the armed conflict in Abkhazia, was an “immortal example of devotion to the motherland, persistence and fighting spirit”.