Shevardnadze also again affirmed that claims that Tbilisi is preparing for a new war in Abkhazia "have no real foundation." But "Izvestiya" on 25 March quoted Abkhaz Security Council Secretary Astamur Tarba as saying, "We expect active hostilities to begin in early April." Tarba said a new infiltration of the Kodori Gorge by Georgian army units and possibly also Chechen militants could be accompanied by simultaneous strikes from the sea and over land from the west Georgian town of Zugdidi.
Guess next month we'll see who's the damn' liar. My money's on Izvestiya - they've got the record for it. |