The population of It went smoothlythe capital of the unrecognized state of Abjasiathis Friday said enough. The bill contemplated a investment agreement with Russia which was not liked by the population of this not internationally recognized State, considered by the international community as part of Georgia. Thousands of protesters showed up outside Parliament to show their discontent and even went so far as to enter the building.
The bill allows Russians to legally buy land and real estate in Abkhazian territory, something that local activists believe would undermine local power. At the moment, Sujumi already depends to a large extent from Moscow, since he comes from Russia and uses the ruble as currency, in addition to being its main guarantor for its independence without the control de Tiflis. Even in 2011, the half of your budget It came from Russia, although there is no exact data on more recent years. This bill is promoted by the president of the territory Aslan Bzhaniawhich has been fighting for two years to move forward. Before the crowd entered Parliament, the Minister of the Interior Beslán Jagba, He went to talk to the crowd, according to the Russian agency TASSbut failed to appease the masses. The chaos forced Abkhazian deputies to postpone the debate on said law for another, currently undetermined, day.
The situation at the heart of the black sea city It was tense: a vehicle broke through the metal fence around Parliament and protesters used stones and sticks against the police. They responded with tear gas and shots were heard in the area. A fire truck placed at the entrance tried to prevent access to the interior of the building although the protesters finally managed to enter. Russian independent media report that there are at least two injured.
Proximity to Russia
Russia has a very strong influence over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, another territory in the same situation as Abkhazia, both politically and economically, and they serve as a tool of pressure against Georgia. Specifically, it threatens to annex them, especially the second territory, to join the Republic of North Ossetia, an already existing subdivision in Russia. The relationship, however, is not idyllic, since Russia has already asked both territories to be less dependent of Moscow and last September cut off economic aid to Abkhazia for not approve measures that Moscow has been seeking for some time, among them, to legalize that Russians can buy apartments in Abkhazia. The Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Shamba “.
Abkhazia is one of the most paradigmatic examples of what is known as a State without foreign recognition. It does not recognize the authority of Georgia, the country that has the legitimacy to claim it, controls its territory, but very few countries in the world recognize it as its equal. In addition to Moscow, other close allies such as Venezuela, Syria, Nicaragua and Nauru They also consider it a state.
