SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF FATAL INCIDENT BETWEEN GEORGIAN INTERIOR

 

MINISTRY AND ABKHAZ ‘DE FACTO’ PERSONNEL, CALLS FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General is concerned by reports of an incident yesterday between Georgian Ministry of the Interior units and Abkhaz de facto personnel, which reportedly left two Abkhaz dead, several wounded and a number taken prisoner.  The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) is in the process of conducting an investigation.  The Secretary-General calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and to prevent any further escalation of the situation.

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