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welcome back to you without you live from moscow and breaking news this hour ukrainian judge has ordered the arrest of the country's former prime minister yulia timoshenko citing a contempt of court trial since june over alleged misuse of power while signing deals with russia in two thousand and nine. worldwide off of the worst downturn since two thousand and eight. predicting a new wave of global recession in the wake of the weakening us economy. president warns of the syrian leader his fate might take a grim. turn if he fails to carry out reforms as comes out as the siege of an

opposition held city continue sun more protests are expected off friday. and a group of hardline that muslims is trying to enforce the top of the shari'a law in london critics say the provocative campaign could lead to further cultural divisions. but it is the headline here and next we look at how the republic of abkhazia has risen from the conflict with georgia three years ago to once again become a plan a place of peace and tranquility for its many visitors. greeks and romans built that terms here live so it by side with local tribes in two thousand five hundred years ago. the app has principalities tempest in the eighth century later became known as the

app has king down. the modern day republican because he covers an area about knowing thousand square kilometers of causes south is situated on the eastern coast of the black sea. the greater clicks is mountain range towers in the republic's move. it is a land where some tropics and lakes adjoining places. come on let's go look is remember it needs to weld the tragic events cause he has moved in the history. of. eighteen years have passed since then he has the broad but i can talk about it without my lips trembling and disrobing heart i can talk about that.

of cuz it is returning to normal and again becoming a tourist hub for the black sea region. if traveling by sea and old lighthouse points the way to abkhazia is capital so whom. the keep of finds it difficult to open the massive dools it is at least one hundred fifty years old. he then climbs the leading to the land. three this is part of a long stairwell made in the nineteenth century. it was built together with this

lighthouse in eight hundred sixty one feet. it's beautiful to see where they don't make anything like it nowadays. the lighthouse is one hundred feet high it's a powerful light can be seen thirty kilometers away. the lighthouse has french origins the russian empire as navy placed an order for its construction with the company that was at the same time drawing up a blueprint for the eiffel tower. at that time there was an oil lamp here. it was quite an advanced lighting fixture by the standards of the day. compared to modern one thousand watt lamps it was three or four times a week or slimy. with

a permitting took his black sea coast can be seen on the horizon and the lamp has gone out only twice in the history of the lighthouse turkish troops to get away as one of the spoils of war occupying a clause in eight hundred seventy seven it was put out for the second time after the abkhazian georgian war in the early nine hundred ninety s. . i. feel that broke out in them cause here in one thousand nine hundred two last if the two year is a cause you have the status of an ultra in this region at the time and supreme invoked his constitutional right to self-determination of georgian troops. under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the case of severe fighting.

some parts about because it was liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the upper could dorrigo of what a policy is to teach regions. following george's attack on south a sense here in two thousand and eight the abkhaz military carried out a special operation in the region with russia's support georgian forces would driven out to the republics entire territory. russia and several other countries have since recognized a concious independence. the turbulent. is the entire length of the goal which this place was part of the silk road. now is the way leading straight to abkhazians capital from the great caucuses mountain range.

the road clings to the down below there's a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear. stepaside can see rooftops in the valleys this is the abkhazian region. many local people left homes during the conflict with no coming back. was a favorite tourist attraction before. but it's seen few travelers in the past two decades. visit to. the picturesque landscape mountain lakes. and the unique flora. who used to come to. public.

tourists come in now because this is a peaceful place again. the boxwood forest is one of the most revered places in. as well as in the could dorie. the stream running through the narrow creates a special micro climate. the groves of moss covered trees look like they've been sprinkled with emeralds. the village of sits near the fairy tale scenery.

each morning the butty ships go about their household chores. they have cows and many goats every day husband and wife italian club makes me a traditional abkhazian cheese the secret to this produce is in the fermentation. the cheese making begins with a ferment in process. the x. tracks for a call. this is how we do it. the foot quickly brings the curd in the vats to the right temperature once it's thoroughly needed the cheese can be served today look at people like that but she ships can again plan for the future vitali is going to set up a tourist camp in the courtyard of his house he will treat the guests to homemade

cheese and take them on guided tours. cheese is a form of income for us but it's like our national currency. people always need to ate and cheese is always in demand here so the point of those rules . there is a three hour drive from the farm to see people in the cars capital say the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored. the waterfront has been saved being transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals alike and it has a long history. with journalists is why should it not be the merchant ships came here from greece and to other places yes that there is evidence suggest in there was a market place here in the first century b.c.

i reckon you just get another chance from nearly the entire black sea coast brought their groups here. just to stand up a kin often visit main pier. the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea sits upon. what is this sea is being in now in the old part of this land. don't come here just to have a good time and leave or a god they see and this land as part of all sounds. one of the standards paintings commemorates have friends who fought in the war but never returned. her father is still missing but i stand hopes he is alive.

because he is a college minister. teaches that state university. today he tells his students that up cause vast reserves of pure water due to his glace he is. in the operators of. the republic will have the most valuable resource for many years to come all of mankind needs this resource nowadays. ecologically clean water exceeds the cost of a later of oil that a new. is a cuckoo stands in the downtown area it is more than three hundred years old in the early nineteenth century

a botanical garden was laid out around it. it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city. this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world which it currently features over five thousand plants from every continent. this place is a veritable treasure trove of. exotic flora such as the japanese. have adapted to conditions in that because these plants were brought to the black sea coast at the beginning of the last century scientists was surprised to see them bearing fruit kochi to palms and all of trees to be found in the botanical garden but most of the botanists pride themselves on the sago palm. him here in the garden you can find plants which are one hundred to one hundred twenty years old they are thought to be some of the oldest on earth the history goes back to the

coal age that is to say they're related to the tree for. today the park is still being restored to its former glory but soon it will once again open for the public to enjoy. good.

wealthy british. capital. markets why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports on . the phone ministry is situated on the black sea coast twenty kilometers from sioux whom it was founded in eight hundred seventy five by monks who'd arrived in cars here from greece soon after that the cloister became a leading religious center in the caucasus the ministry stands on an elevation

surviving defensive fortifications of the and a fortress around a nearby hill. is the name of the capital of the ancient abkhaz kingdom. of god here at various times georgians romans and persians invaded this place but the mountains protected the local people we associate ourselves with the mountain rather than with people related to the sea. the end of the pier fortress stands on a mountain top beneath the mountain speedy ologists have discovered a vast cabin it attracts numerous tourists a tour of the cave begins with the tourists boarding an electric train locals jokingly refer to it as the abkhaz metro i there is some room there let's get in.

the know the i phone cave is one of the world's largest its volume is about one million cubic metres tourists get to experience the or inspiring beauty of this underground kingdom gods lead them through several grottos but many who enter this cave have another motive other than just a tour of this mysterious world people suffering from asthma allergies come here to breathe in the medicinal effects of it's humid as the region you dr noone guessed i'm going to take you on a fascinating tour of the underground chambers of navi off on cape cod fish. tourists form a line as they go from one hole to another to the sound of trickling streams small bridges and narrow passages run along stuff like tights been static moats crafted by nature. water dripping from above

has taken centuries to form these intricate limestone columns. that mine to feed to place it slippery here. in the largest hole of the levee and phone there is enough space for three football pitches. but one of the most spectacular sights is a waterfall on calcite rock. it's large drops dripped down from a height of two metas i could never reach the caves bottom. a winding road of relic plants looks between the rocks of the reach the national park the park is under the special protection of a cause it covers

a total of forty thousand take tez many of the plants are unique in that they can only be found in this region. h. patch of land. is unique because it is inhabited by rare plants and animals. the road goes uphill only way to the much celebrated pride of the republic lake greets it was formed of chewed of nine hundred fifty meters above sea level following a rock slide reach that is described as a remarkable natural creation and the most attractive site on the black sea shore of the caucuses. lake or its own as a result of an ancient earthquake. and that's how it was filmed. instead has about one hundred thirteen mages. the lake is the jewel of the

entire coaxes as well as at huzzy. a cousin is nature reserves a constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the could dori gold it will be adjacent to the reach of pok a relic of nature reserves will gradually cover almost one third of the republic's territory. stalin's country house still stands on one of the scenic banks of lake. soviet leaders with the vacationing here they often invited leaders of foreign communist parties to visit them to form a state country house stands age old trees today it is a tourist site. a trip is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain in abkhazia it is situated on the banks of the maci still river which

boasts clean water and a strong current in the old days monks fishtail they lived in a monastery in the mountains hidden away from will be a fair. legend has it that in the one nine hundred thirty s. then soviet leader joseph stalin went fishing in the river. the catch was so full that he ordered a trout to be built here. today there are some three hundred thousand rainbow trout in the farms palms. all. all of what i catch at the saw much of this female is five years old. at the market it's a spawn in school of frayne the trout we get baby trial from and. the trout

is situated on the banks of a unique river. it is filled with water gushing from a giant subterranean spring. it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this color and. the village of deep stretches across the foothills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart because. the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as look a backyard is one of the keys symbols of the traditional way of life in abkhazia each backyard is supposed to have a cabin made of rhododendron it is in fact a kitchen where all family members gather over meals. her idea.

of. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin fire is kindled on the clay a fool with a cauldron that hangs over it on a chain that is filled with memel ego the name given in some black sea countries to corn flour porridge just as well i think i might as well put a lead on that for a while but that's not really necessary. here people live long lives because they all eat natural food cooked over a fire. i know that's my all day dance make my mother go to. a puzzling which normally be called ugly stuff. i also know that italians call it pollen that . bases on the monkey god. abkhaz always try to make sure the fire in their cabins is constantly lit it is both a symbol of affection in the home and the place where food is cooked. all

up. for an. aloha load great to see you. the guests always welcome in our cars homes at any time of the day the. the gentleman let us celebrate may god give us health peace understanding how penis love and joy to all our nations to all oppositions. a stand up a kid in the abkhaz artist is going to paint a new picture she poses a building that was shelled during the war members of parliament used to meet in session here whenever asked on the record is the app because georgian conflict

she's always reminded of her father. she went away during the night and never came back. but there were also people at treasure entry member eighteen years have passed. and i don't know how much time will pass before i can talk about it without my lips trembling and to throw been heart. i still conned frank myself to do it. the sukhumi lighthouse has witnessed many events during its long history. it still serves as a beacon for the growing number of foreign ships arriving at the kazi his main hub

. they captains know full well that has been sending signals over the abkhaz waters of the black sea for more than a century. that would return to smirch and ships were quick to turn up here. no doubt they had information telling them about the location of the lighthouse and the harbor. but when used during storms the light always filled its vital role with great precision. the lighthouse keeper has yet to repair the pull marks in the tower left by bullets from the abkhaz georgian conflict. for the same token. you will take some time to rid itself of all traces of.

life in the republic is clearly returning to.