Remains of eight people missing in Abkhazia war transferred to Tbilisi
More than 2,300 people are considered missing as a result of the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 wars. Photo: The Georgian State Ministry of Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
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The remains of eight individuals who went missing during the 1992-1993 military conflicts in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia have been identified and returned to their families, the Georgian State Ministry of Reconciliation and Civil Equality reports.
The bodies of those who were killed during the conflict were laid to rest in Trinity Cathedral yesterday where a memorial service is being held for two days.
Out of eight identified remains, five were military personnel and three civilians. The funeral for the four identified bodies will take place today at the Digomi Brothers Cemetery with military honours.
The rest of the citizens will be transferred to various locations, including ancestral cemeteries, by the decision of the families,” the state body reported.
Head of the ICRC Delegation Severine Chappaz has tweeted:
Today, the families of 8 people, who had gone missing during 1992-93 armed conflict in Abkhazia were relieved from ambiguity. Their loved ones were identified & handed over to them. This symbolically coincided with the « Day of the Icon for the Missing » marked each 8th Dec. pic.twitter.com/N2VaFgjPfU
— Severine Chappaz (@ChappazSeverine) December 8, 2021
In 2010, two coordination mechanisms were established for the identification of missing people’s remains from the Abkhazia war and the 2008 August war. The remains of 598 people have been found so far, and 219 of them have been identified.
More than 2,300 people are considered missing as a result of the armed conflicts of the 1990s and August 2008 wars.
The state attaches special importance to the process of determining the missing individuals’ whereabouts, as well as the process of assisting their families, which is carried out within the framework of a state program with the support and under the auspices of the International Red Cross Committee (ICRC),” Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Tea Akhvlediani said.
The remains of ten individuals from the Abkhazia war were identified and laid to rest in July-August this year through the cooperation of Georgia’s State Ministry for Reconciliation and ICRC.
Today Georgia is commemorating the 29th anniversary of the Abkhazia War, which ended with the area becoming a breakaway region of Georgia and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced. In recognition of the date Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said that 'historical justice will be restored and Georgia will definitely be united'.
The remains of five missing individuals who went missing during the 1992-1993 armed conflicts in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia have been identified and a memorial service will be held today and tomorrow at Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Interpressnews (IPN) reports.
The remains of five individuals who went missing during the 1992-93 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russia-occupied Abkhazia region have been identified and returned to their families.
The remains of 13 individuals who went missing during the 1992-93 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russia-occupied region of Abkhazia have been laid to rest. The bodies of six servicemen and seven civilians were identified through the cooperation of Georgia’s State Ministry for Reconciliation and the International Red Cross Committee.
A session of the interagency commission for finding and transferring remains of persons missing following armed conflicts in Georgia was held on Thursday to discuss current challenges and future visions of identification in the process.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, together with the members of the Government, on Wednesday paid tribute to eleven heroes, whose remains have been transferred from Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region, with the public funeral held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi.
A meeting between Georgian and Abkhaz participants was hosted on Tuesday in Belgrade to discuss ongoing efforts to account for 1,941 people missing from the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the members of his Government on Wednesday paid tribute to nine Georgian heroes who went missing during the 1992-93 armed conflict in Georgia’s Russia-occupied region of Abkhazia and whose remains had been transferred from the occupied region.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday said the Government was pursuing development to “achieve the cherished goal of building a united and strong Georgia” together with compatriots in the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, in comments marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the 1990s armed conflict in the former.