The Command Post
Global Recon
May 05, 2004
Georgia on the Brink
With mounting protests in Ajaria, the central government has given the seperatist region mere hours to submit to Tbilisi's rule.
"I want to warn everyone, all armed people and the authorities who are still on Aslan Abashidze's side that the hours of his regime are numbered. You have approximately two to three hours to come over to the side of the Georgian people and obey the Georgian president in order to avoid possible bloodshed," Merabishvili said.
In the latest news, President Saakashvili has offered Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze safe passage out of Georgia if he resigns. This comes after negotiations with Russia and the United States regarding asylum for Abashidze.

Posted by Nathan Hamm at May 5, 2004 11:58 AM | TrackBack
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