Thousands of opponents of signing an investment agreement with Russia stormed the parliament building of the “republic”.
Anti-Russian protests erupted in the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, which is de facto Georgian territory. Thousands of opponents of the conclusion of an investment agreement with Russia came to the parliament building. They broke the fence and destroyed the territory. Clashes began. This was reported by the Echo of the Caucasus on Friday, November 15.
People went to the parliament building, where they were supposed to vote for the ratification of an agreement that would give Russian business unprecedented benefits in the region. The protesters threw smoke bombs, and they broke the fence around the building.
Local Telegram channels report the use of gas and the sound of gunshots.
The previous day, the Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Lasha Ashuba, announced the cancellation of the parliament meeting because the representatives failed to approve the agenda. Two of the 35 representatives were present at the meeting.
Abkhazia’s opposition opposes the ratification of the agreement on the implementation by Russian legal entities of investment projects on the territory of the “republic”.
At the end of October, an agreement was signed in Moscow, according to which large Russian enterprises receive unprecedented benefits, the opportunity to implement their projects in Abkhazia, as well as land ownership and property.
Let us recall that earlier NATO expressed full support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia and called on Russia to withdraw its troops from the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Source: korrespondent
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