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October 13, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has expressed gratitude to Belarus for supporting Georgia\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Georgian government \u2014 a gesture that signals a thaw in relations strained by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s controversial visit to Abkhazia a few years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Belarus has not officially recognized Abkhazia\u2019s independence, Minsk\u2019s dealings with the break-away region was a source of tension with Tbilisi until recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During their meeting today, Kobakhidze and Belarusian Ambassador Mika\u0142aj Raha\u0161\u010duk discussed ways to strengthen economic and other ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Belarusian embassy, Raha\u0161\u010duk delivered a congratulatory message from \u0141uka\u0161enka \u201con the occasion of successful elections to local governments.\u201d The officials also discussed preparations for a meeting of the intergovernmental economic commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raha\u0161\u010duk, formerly an aide to \u0141uka\u0161enka, was appointed ambassador in May and presented his credentials to the Georgian president in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relations between Minsk and Tbilisi had soured after \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s September 2022 trip to Abkhazia \u2014 Georgia\u2019s breakaway region \u2014 which he visited without notifying Georgian authorities. During that visit, he met with Abkhazia\u2019s separatist leader Aslan Bzhania, who later traveled to Minsk. Tbilisi condemned \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s contacts with representatives of the unrecognized entity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, Russia fought a brief war with Georgia, supporting separatist movements in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Georgia has been one of the primary destinations for Belarusians fleeing politically motivated repression that has continued unabated since the 2020 crackdown on post-election protests. However, over the past six years, Tbilisi has not granted asylum to a single Belarusian applicant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s visit to Abkhazia, the region\u2019s prime minister approved the transfer of 20 hectares of land to a company reportedly controlled by the Belarusian ruler\u2019s former bodyguard, according to the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation found that former bodyguard Alaksandar Ramano\u016dski serves as CEO of Termalia, which holds a 90-percent stake in OOO Zhemchuzhina 2010, the company that received the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month after the visit, an Abkhaz television station reported that the plot was allocated for the construction of a $260-million health resort in the village of Kyndyg on the Black Sea coast, in the Ochamchire region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka: relations with Georgia improving<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

October 13, Pozirk. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has expressed gratitude to Belarus for supporting Georgia\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Georgian government \u2014 a gesture that signals a thaw in relations strained by Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s controversial visit to Abkhazia a few years ago. Although Belarus has not officially recognized Abkhazia\u2019s independence, Minsk\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":139816,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-159838","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTbilisi thanks Minsk for supporting Georgia\u2019s territorial integrity | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 13, Pozirk. 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