Sukhum – Like South Ossetia, Abkhazia also called on the international community to recognize its independence.
The Abkhazian Parliament granted official approval in its Friday session to a draft resolution that called on the international community to recognize its independence.
In its appeal to the United Nations (UN), the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the The Abkhazian Parliament stressed that Abkhazia deserved to be recognized because it met all the requisites for statehood. In a separate written statement, the Abkhazian Parliament called on both Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, and the Council of Federation, the upper chamber, to recognize Abkhazia. (Agency Caucasus)
