{"id":38503,"date":"2024-11-18T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T03:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leader-of-georgia-breakaway-region-resigns\/18\/11\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T03:38:33","slug":"leader-of-georgia-breakaway-region-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/leader-of-georgia-breakaway-region-resigns\/18\/11\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Leader of Georgia breakaway region resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The leader of Georgia&#8217;s breakaway region of Abkhazia is resigning after days of mass protests over a controversial pro-Russia bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Aslan Bzhania&#8217;s press office said he was quitting &#8220;to maintain stability and constitutional order&#8221; and that the two sides had agreed protesters who had stormed the parliament in Sukhumi must disperse on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The bill, which would have legalised Russian investment and land ownership, has been withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Abkhazia declared its independence in 1999, and Russia recognised it as an independent state after the Georgian-Russian war in 2008. Georgia says Abkhazia is &#8220;occupied&#8221; by Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Most countries regard the area on the Black Sea coast as part of Georgia.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"col-body mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_auto_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c206dyxkg01o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pro-Russia bill triggers protests in Georgia breakaway region<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In a statement posted on Telegram late on Monday, Bzhania&#8217;s press office said Abkhazia&#8217;s parliament would consider his resignation on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">It said Bzhania&#8217;s deputy would become Abkhazia&#8217;s acting leader, who would then dismiss the current prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The statement warned that Bzhania would withdraw his resignation offer if protesters refused to leave the government buildings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Bzhania describes himself as Abkhazia&#8217;s president &#8211; Georgia and most of the world do not recognise his authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Abkhazia&#8217;s opposition has not commented on Bzhania&#8217;s resignation offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Located along the Black Sea and Caucasus mountains, Abkhazia is known for its natural beauty and coastline, and was one of the favoured holiday destinations for the Soviet elite until the collapse of the USSR in 1991.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Locals feared that the proposed bill would trigger an influx of Russian investment, pricing them out of the property market and further strengthening Moscow&#8217;s grip on the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Backed by Russia, Abkhazia fought a war of secession with Georgia in 1992-93, before unilaterally declaring independence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Abkhazia&#8217;s economy depends overwhelmingly on tourism from Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">In 2009, Moscow signed a five-year agreement with Abkhazia to take formal control of its frontiers with the rest of Georgia, while in 2014 Moscow and Sukhumi signed a &#8220;strategic partnership&#8221; agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/abkhazia-leader-georgia-breakaway-region-031820856.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of Georgia&rsquo;s breakaway region of Abkhazia is resigning after days of mass protests over a controversial pro-Russia bill. 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