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  • Armenians Of Abkhazia Mobilized In Support Of Shamba

    ARMENIANS OF ABKHAZIA MOBILIZED IN SUPPORT OF SHAMBA

    Experts' club
    http://eng.expertclub.ge/portal/cnid__9390/alias__Expertclub/lang__en/tabid__2546/default.aspx
    Aug 1, 2011
    Georgia

    Armenian population of occupied Abkhazia are urged to vote for
    Abkhazian "prime minister" Sergei Shamba in the upcoming "elections" of
    a new head of the puppet regime on August 26th. One of the influential
    representatives of local Armenian community Galust Trapizonyan who,
    as chairman of the Armenian (Gagra) association "Krunk" in 1992-1993
    was engaged in mobilization of Armenian population of Abkhazia to
    participate in the war against Georgia, came out in support of Shamba.

    Trapizonyan made a statement in support of Shamba at public meeting
    on July 27th and, presumably, most of the Armenians of Abkhazia will
    vote for Sergei Shamba if its rivals Ankvab and Khajimba will fail
    to attract other influential members of the Armenian community to
    their side.

    It should be noted that these votes could be decisive, since Armenians
    are the second largest community in the occupied region. Full data
    of the Census conducted by Abkhazian authorities this year are not
    yet known. However, according to the 2003 data Armenians made up of
    about 45 thousand and showed a steady trend to increase their number
    since then.

    This time it is Georgians of the Gali district that remain
    "overboard". And it was their voices that decided the Abkhazian
    "elections" in 2004. According to the census this year, their number
    is about 30 thousand (the third largest community), but according
    to official figures from Sukhumi, only 8 thousand of inhabitants
    of this area almost entirely populated by Georgians were given
    Abkhazian "passports" which this time is the only document which
    allows participation in the vote.


    From: Baghdasarian
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