Khajimba: Georgian Side's Statements are Meaningless for Our State

Raul Khajimba, the de-facto President of the occupied region of Abkhazia, has responded to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili’s statement about the return of Abkhazia and “South Ossetia” to Georgia.

“I don’t care about Georgia, in this situation. Their statements have no importance for our state,” Khajimba told Sputnik-Abkhazia. He noted that “Abkhazia has its ally – the Russian Federation and the Republic is working with it,” adding that "nothing else matters”.

President Zurabishvili said that one day the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions will return to Georgia in a peaceful way.

The second round of so-called elections is expected to be held in Abkhazia on September 8. As a result of the first round of the "presidential elections" held in the region, so-called president Raul Khajimba was named leader with 26.6% of votes. 

The "Abkhazian central election commission” stated on Sunday evening that votes had been counted at 150 out of 154 polling stations and according to the counting results, Raul Khajimba received 26.6%, Alkhas Kvitsiani - 24.6%, and former so-called deputy foreign minister Oleg Arshba - 24.9% of votes.

According to the preliminary results, a second round of "elections" is expected to be held between Raul Khajimba and Oleg Arshba.

Photo: Raul Khajimba Meeting With Russian President Vladimir Putin 

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By Ana Dumbadze