Jun 29, 2006

Abkhazia: Conference on "Perspectives for Georgia and Abkhazia in Context of the Black Sea Integrat


A Conference on "Perspectives for Georgia and Abkhazia in Context of the Black Sea Integration" was held in Istanbul
On June 24-27 a conference on "Perspectives for Georgia and Abkhazia in context of the Black Sea integration" with the participation of representatives of Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, Turkey, the European Union
(EU) and NATO was held in Istanbul.

The conference was organized by the Heinrich Boll Foundation and Irvine University of California. At the conference in Georgian and Abkhazian politicians, analysts, representatives of civil society and international organizations discussed perspectives of Abkhazia and the integration processes in the Black Sea Region.

The meeting consisted of two parts. The first part was bilateral discussion of pressing issues in Georgian-Abkhazian relations. In the second part analysts from the international conference, Russia, Turkey, the EU and NATO took part