Georgian President, Gov’t representatives pay tribute to 20 individuals missing in Abkhaz war
With joint efforts of the Georgian State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civic Equality and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the remains of six civilians and 14 fighters, who died during the 1992-1993 military conflicts in Georgia's Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia, have been transferred to Tbilisi. Photo via State Service of Veterans Affairs
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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.
With joint efforts of the Georgian State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civic Equality and the International Committee of the Red Cross, the remains of six civilians and 14 fighters, who died during the 1992-1993 military conflicts in Georgia's Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia, have been transferred to Tbilisi.
Photo via State Service of Veterans Affairs
Five fighters will be buried with military honours, while the remains of other individuals will be laid to rest at the family cemeteries by the decision of their families, the State Service of Veterans Affairs said.
A total of 601 remains have been found in the last decade, of which 265 have already been transferred to Tbilisi, the Service noted, adding 2,029 military and civilian persons were still missing and the work to locate, identify and return them to their families were ongoing.
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.
Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality, on Monday has met with families of persons missing as a result of military conflicts in the 1990s and the 2008 war with Russia.
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.
Georgia’s policy focused on “peace, mutual respect and dialogue” will bring the country “closer to the day” when we continue to build a “united, strong, peaceful, democratic state” along with “Abkhaz and Ossetian brothers”, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Sunday in connection with the 30th anniversary of the Abkhazia War, which ended with the territory becoming a breakaway region of Georgia and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced.
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 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 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.