There are various formats of contact with our Abkhaz fellow citizens, including humanitarian contacts. We are using all possible channels to show them the advantages of living in a united state, - the Chairman of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, told reporters, thus responding to the online meeting between Sergey Shamba and Vakhtang Kolbaia.
According to him, the national task of the Georgian government is to restore territorial integrity.
"It is good that they have a desire for dialogue. Our main goal is to restore the territorial integrity of Georgia and build a united and successful country together with our Abkhaz fellow citizens. Of course, both personal contact and dialogue are important for this. Let's see, this is a process that should develop naturally. Our goal is clear and our offer to our fellow Abkhaz citizens is also clear. The main thing is that, in all cases, the priority and main issue is to have dialogue, we should facilitate it. Time will tell how it will go, in what formats, what steps and what processes there will be. There are various formats of contact with our Abkhaz fellow citizens, including humanitarian contacts. We use all possible channels to show our fellow Abkhazians the advantages of living in a united state. As for formats, formal formats, etc., this is the competence of the government and the government follows this process. The main thing is that the government of Georgia always acts in the national interests of Georgia. Our main national task is to restore territorial integrity and restore trust and relations with our Abkhazian and Ossetian fellow citizens," said Shalva Papuashvili.
For information, the so-called security council secretary of Abkhazia, Sergey Shamba, held an online meeting with the former Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and member of the Supreme Council, Vakhtang Kolbaia.