Aslan Bjania - We Must have a Dialogue between Sokhumi and Tbilisi

Opposition leader and the ‘Presidential Candidate’ of Abkhazia, Aslan Bjania, gave an exclusive interview to InterPressNews, where he emphasized that dialogue between Sokhumi and Tbilisi is of vital importance.

He also highlighted that its main goal will be to have a positive outcome, and it doesn’t matter how many sides will be included in the dialogues.   

“I think it doesn’t matter how many sides will be present in the dialogues. I have my own specific point of view regarding this issue, and I’m ready to publicize it in any auditorium – if my point of view will have any significance.” Said Bjania at a news conference.      

“That is why I stress, that it doesn’t matter how many sides will be present at the dialogues. The main thing is that there will be people contributing to this process, who want to configurate this issue in a humanly and peaceful way.”   

“If we are discussing long-term perspectives, we have to have good neighborly relations comprising of equal rights among the sides and kindhearted relations between us. I perceive this type of perspective and furthermore, I know how we can bring this to realization. First and foremost, it is necessary to listen to each other. That is how I perceive our dialogue. If we talk about our near future, it's evidently clear that initially, we have to rejuvenate trust between us two. We have to make progress in this direction, and I’m certain that this will help to bring our positions and views closer to each other. These types of steps must be taken in the economic sector.” – Stated Bjania in an exclusive interview with IPN.

By Beka Alexishvili