Hostages exchanged between Georgians, Abkhazians, Ossetians

Hostages exchanged between Georgians, Abkhazians, Ossetians

The Georgian side exchanged hostages with Abkhazians. The exchange took place at the Enguri Bridge. 

As an InterPressNews correspondent reports from the scene, the Georgian side handed over 4 persons to Abkhazia, while Abkhazians and Ossetians transferred 14 captives to the Georgian side.

The exchange was achieved through direct negotiations and an agreement with the de-facto Ossetian government and Abkhazia. 

State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti governor Levan Shonia attended the exchange of hostages


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