Abkhazian President scheduled to take his Turkey trip

Istanbul – Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh is set on October 17 to take his trip to Turkey in a fond embrace of the Abkhazian Diaspora here despite immense pressure from both Georgia and the Georgian lobbyists in Turkey not to do so.

 

Bagapsh is expected to arrive in Istanbul at around 4 pm this Wednesday. He will have with him Viacheslav Tsugba, a Former Prime Minister of Abkhazia; Irina Agirba, Deputy Parliament Speaker of Abkhazia; Kristina Ozgan, Minister of Economy; Maksim Gunjia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a group of parliamentarians. Bagapsh will first meet with representatives of the Abkhazian Diaspora at the Caucasian Association for Abkhazian Culture.       

Bagapsh will first hold a press conference on October 18 at the Sepetciler Kasri, a historical site of Istanbul, and then will meet with representatives of some large-scale companies at the Istanbul Commercial University.

 

On October 19, he will meet at the Caucasian Association for Abkhazian Culture with Abkhazian families of those who were killed in war, Abkhazian veterans, those who provided humanitarian aid during the Abkhazian war against Georgians, war correspondents, the Abkhazians who are married to a spouse from the Abkhazian Diaspora in Turkey, and the Abkhazian students studying in Turkish universities.

 

On October 20, Bagapsh will attend a series of special activities in the Uzuncaorman village of the Hendek district of Sakarya, a city in northeastern Turkey.

 

He is expected to meet with officials in Ankara, capital of Turkey, on October 21, when he will first visit the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, and then the Federation of Caucasian Associations, or KAF-FED.

 

On October 22, Bagapsh is expected to hold a press conference at the Swiss Hotel. He will then be hosted to attend a panel discussion on Abkhazia at the TOBB University of Economics and Technology. On the night of October 22, a large formal party with dancing will be given for Bagapsh at the Swiss Hotel.
  

Bagapsh will then meet with representatives of some think tanks and opinion leaders at a formal meting at the TOBB University. The Abkhazian president and other Abkhazia officials will leave Turkey on October 24. (Agency Caucasus)