| Russian interference in developments in Abkhazia is unacceptable, Georgia's foreign minister said Thursday. Salome Zourabichvili, the foreign minister of the former Soviet Republic in the Caucasus on the eastern shore of the Black Sea made the comments in an exclusive interview with the Interfax news agency. "Any external interference in the developments in Abkhazia is impermissible," Zourabichvili said. "Hence the recurrent interference of the Russian authorities in this situation, up to the illegal penetration of Georgian territory, is unacceptable," he added. Zourabichvili's remarks looked likely to further increased tensions between Russia and Georgia. Georgians believe Russia is backing separatist rebels who have set up their own secessionist regime in Abkhazia. |