7 March 2003 Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze opened two days of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 6 March at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Discussions aim to ease bilateral tension on a variety of issues, with the Georgian leader focusing much of his attention on the Abkhazia issue.Russia and Georgia have sparred over separatist-minded Abkhazia in recent […]

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