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Panorama, Armenia
July 31 2010
Abkhazia's MFA protest seizure by Georgian naval forces
Abkhazia's Foreign Ministry has issued a protest over the seizure by
Georgian naval forces of a Ukrainian dry cargo ship that called into
Abkhazian territorial waters previously.
`Georgia continues the policy of Abkhazia's economic isolation by
seizing commercial ships that head for or traverse the territorial
waters of the Republic of Abkhazia. Such actions on the part of
Georgia contravene the international law of the sea and humanitarian
law and are rightfully considered to be acts of aggression,' the
ministry said.
Georgia's Coastal Guard on Thursday detained the Akkord dry cargo
carrier in the port of Poti where it had arrived with a consignment of
grain in its holds.
Georgian authorities accused the crew of `illegally crossing the
country's maritime border on a previous occasion.'
According to the information released by the Coastal Guard, the
twelve-strong crew consists of eleven citizens of Ukraine and a
citizen of Russia.
Armenian Foreign Ministry reported the wheat to be delivered to
Armenia has been unloaded and is in its way to Armenia by vans.
From: A. Papazian
July 31 2010
Abkhazia's MFA protest seizure by Georgian naval forces
Abkhazia's Foreign Ministry has issued a protest over the seizure by
Georgian naval forces of a Ukrainian dry cargo ship that called into
Abkhazian territorial waters previously.
`Georgia continues the policy of Abkhazia's economic isolation by
seizing commercial ships that head for or traverse the territorial
waters of the Republic of Abkhazia. Such actions on the part of
Georgia contravene the international law of the sea and humanitarian
law and are rightfully considered to be acts of aggression,' the
ministry said.
Georgia's Coastal Guard on Thursday detained the Akkord dry cargo
carrier in the port of Poti where it had arrived with a consignment of
grain in its holds.
Georgian authorities accused the crew of `illegally crossing the
country's maritime border on a previous occasion.'
According to the information released by the Coastal Guard, the
twelve-strong crew consists of eleven citizens of Ukraine and a
citizen of Russia.
Armenian Foreign Ministry reported the wheat to be delivered to
Armenia has been unloaded and is in its way to Armenia by vans.
From: A. Papazian