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U.S. Delegation To Visit Abkhazia
SUKHUMI. May 8 (Interfax) - A U.S. diplomatic delegation will arrive in
Abkhazia on May 10 for a two-day visit and meet with the leaders of the
unrecognized republic and local non-governmental organizations, a source in the
Abkhaz Foreign Ministry told Interfax.
The delegation will include Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza,
U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Tefft and State Department Foreign Service
Officer Michael Carpenter. Abkhaz President Sergei Bagapsh will receive the
delegation.
On the afternoon of May 10, the delegation will visit the Abkhaz resort of
Gagra, and on May 11 it will meet with representatives of the UN mission, Abkhaz
presidential representative Ruslan Kishmaria and local non-governmental
organizations in the Gali district.
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