Psou, Abkhazia – At Psou, a town on the border between Russia and Abkhazia, elderly women wheel trolleys of vegetables and household goods from Russia to sell in Abkhazia.
Psou, Abkhazia – At Psou, a town on the border between Russia and Abkhazia, elderly women wheel trolleys of vegetables and household goods from Russia to sell in Abkhazia. A few Russian tourists – incongruous in their bright clothes and bikinis – bob between the shuttle traders, headed for sunny holidays amid the palm trees on Abkhazia’s Black Sea coast.
Officials in Sukhumi, the capital of the breakaway Georgian region that has functioned as an independent state since 1993, are expecting an economic boom over the next few years that will reduce the number of those dependent on shuttle trading to make ends meet and boost the number of tourists exponentially.
Sukhum. January 29, 2021. Apsnypress. On January 29, President Aslan Bzhania met with representatives of the country s scientific and creative intelligentsia. The participants of the meeting discussed topical issues of the republic s life. There also took place an exchange of views on the strengthening and development of the state, state ideology, national ideas, culture and education. President noted that such meetings are very important in order to build a dialogue between the state and society.
The head of state paid special attention to the issue of the country s security: “You know what problems our army has. They need to be addressed. At a meeting with President of the Russian Federation we signed a plan to harmonize the legislation of our countries in development of the provisions of the Treaty on Alliance and Strategic Partnership, signed in November 2014. This treaty provides the creation of a common space for defense and security. There is no reason to panic, but we mu