by the same token abkhazia will take some time to rid itself of all traces of war. meanwhile life in the republic is clearly returning to normal. see. it's. great for the full.

the prime minister here in abkhazia he also is very grateful for the recognition of independence and he says that. the security that provides cars should now get on with building up its economy and the third is raul hi jim he is former vice president on how he has formally contested presidential elections here although he hasn't although he hasn't won he seems the most critical of over dependence on russia and he says that the cars years relations with russia should have substance if it's going to become a truly independent country however he is connected to a near descent into civil war in two thousand and four when both he and then presidents. both claimed victory in the presidential elections so those three candidates at the moment there's no obvious front runner many international observers here today from the region from the e.u. and from further aboard trying to monitor the fairness of the election said today all calm has he of course is a very young state so what's the mood among the people there and what do they expect from their future leader. well abkhazia is indeed a very

there is a three hour drive from the farm to six hundred people in the abkhazia capital so the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored. the way it's a friend has been saying being transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals alike and it has a known history. which other villages by shrewd lead merchant ships came here from greece and other places yes there is evidence suggesting there was a marketplace here in the first century b.c. you just get an urchin is from nearly the entire black sea coast brought the group here. just a stand up a kin often visit succumbs main pier. the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea it sits upon. what is this sea is being in now in the built part of this land. don't come here just to have a good time and leave already got the sea and this land as part of all sounds. one of the standards paintings commemorates her friends from force in the war but never returned. her father is still missing but it's time to hope's is a lie. which. causes ecology minister. teac

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

some parts of abkhazia liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the upper could dorrigo it's one of policy is to teach the 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 could dorie region with russia's support georgian forces would driven out to the republics entire territory russia and several other countries have since recognized a cause of his independence. the turbulent dorie river this is the entire length of the goldfish this place was part of the silk road. now it's the way leading straight to abkhazians capital sukhumi from the greater caucuses mountain range. the road clings to the. down below there's a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear waters. whenever the rocks stepaside the eye can see rooftops in the valleys. this is the abkhazian region of spain many local people left their homes during the conflict with georgia now they are coming back. the. was a favorite tourist attraction before the war but it's seen few travelers in the pas

bring a question that inevitably follows no one knows you know i would be very happy if the georgian abkhazia and south the settee and authorities went to the negotiating table to discuss how they would continue living side by side how peace and security could be enforced in the region what the future holds for their closely related peoples what they could create together i would be happy if it came to that russia would never obstruct such negotiations. we have talked about the reactions of the u.s. senate and the european parliament let me now ask you about how our partners in the collective security treaty organization and c.i.s. reacted these are countries that call themselves russia's allies and partners they didn't support russia's actions and they did not recognize the breakaway republics how do you feel today when you discuss the matter with officials from these states . let me tell you how it went when the conflict broke out i called for a c.s. meeting i spoke to my partners and i told them that i had to make a difficult decision i told them i did not expect anything from them but i u

coming up our report on how the republic of abkhazia has risen from a conflict to it and its journey to becoming once again i hollered a destination stay with us. greeks and romans built the towns here they 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 but because he covers an area of about nine 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 new. it is a land where some tropics and lakes adjoining places. come on let's go locals remember it needs to weld the tragic events in up because he has moved in the history. of. eighteen years have passed since then the brawls but i can talk about it without my lips tremblin and disrobing heart i can talk about that. i'm cozy 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 cause is capital

cars here in one thousand nine hundred two last if the two years abkhazia had the status of an ultra in this region at the time and supreme invoked his constitutional right to self-determination of the georgian troops. under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the course of severe fighting. some parts of abkhazia we liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the upper could dorrigo of one of our strategic 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 dorie river this is the entire length of the goldfish this place was part of the silk road. now is the way leading straight to abkhazians capital sukhumi from the great caucuses mountain range. the road clings to the goal down below there's a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear waters. whe

patch of land in abkhazia 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 rita it was formed of nile chewed of nine hundred fifty meters above sea level following a rock slide is described as a remarkable natural creation and the most attractive site on the black sea shore of the caucasus. always a. lake or its own as a result of an ancient earthquake. that's how it was filmed. in stances about one hundred thirteen meters but they're not yet that of the lake is the jewel of the entire caucasus as well as at highs here is a question of several of them. i'm causey is nature reserves a constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the dory gorge it will be adjacent to the reach of park america plants nature reserves will gradually cover almost one third of the republic's territory. stallion's country house still stands on one of the scenic banks of lake greets a soviet leaders were fond of vacationing here they often invited leaders of foreign communist parties to

on the same token abkhazia will take some time to rid itself of all traces of war. meanwhile life in the republic is clearly returning to normal. rachel martin here broadcasting live from washington d.c. coming up today on the big picture. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from. the future of coverage.

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the former georgian republic of abkhazia has elected a new leader following the death of its president alexander so off to other candidates to the top seat which will now occupy for the next five years and as artie's tabatha reports some big business to be taken care of in the tiny country. former vice president alexander is now the president of the caucasus republic of cars here the central election commission announced that he took fifty five percent of the one hundred two votes cast and they put voted turnout at a high seventy two percent all of this was made necessary by the death of the previous president surrogate baggage on the twenty ninth of may he died suddenly leaving power vacuum in his place there because young people are going to expect a lot from mr primarily building up cars use ruined infrastructure after a long struggle for independence from georgia three years ago russia recognized the independence of abkhazia after a war away to the east in south aset year and fears that the georgia may attack abkhazia as well and that was just the end of a long struggle for indepen

plan the plan said nothing about russia not recognizing abkhazia and south of santiago or anything of the sort as for the retreat our forces have retreated to what russia believes to be their pre-war position which is. to say you know regarding the e.u. and international perception of the conflict in the us and when you have been criticizing russia for failing to complete. the plan in addition the u.s. senate recently stated that just like the european parliament they believe that russia's actions in georgia have led to the occupation of twenty percent of georgia territory as a liberal leader how do you feel about them phrasing it that way. that sense of. i think that as the liberal leader of a modern and developing russia i can only give one possible answer these statements are unfounded they reflect the preferences of certain senior citizens in the senate who due to nonobjective reasons have aligned themselves with certain individuals that's completely up to them we are talking about a foreign parliament and i do not much care about how they phrase their statements my position is di

a solution that would be acceptable for everybody including the georgians and the populations of abkhazia and south the setia that is exactly what i'll never forgive saakashvili for and i think that the georgian people ought to express their assessment of saakashvili but do it through a democratic process. wrapping up our discussion i can tell you this should actually be thankful to me for holding our troops at some point if they had marched into tbilisi georgia would most likely have a different president by now. question. i believe that the peace enforcement operation which took five days was a mission accomplished our mission was not to capture tbilisi or any other city in georgia our only objective was to hope the invasion let's really had unleashed besides i'm neither a judge nor an executioner i'd like to stress once again that it's up to the people of georgia to assess saakashvili and decide his fate through a democratic vote well maybe they could also use other means the way it sometimes happens in history but deposing saakashvili by force who's not on my agenda back then and i ca

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 family members gather over meals at her idea. of. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin a fire is kindled on the clay funnel with a cold room that hangs over it on a chain this is food with memel ego the name given in some black sea countries to corn flour porridge that's most well i think i might as well put a lead on it 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 moldavian snake my mother good to eva i'm puzzling which normally be called ugly stuff. i also know that italians call it pollen. bases on the money go. i because i 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 the. fun just the you like the on the low hello i love great to see here. the the guests are always welcome in our cars ho

a trip is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain in abkhazia it's 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 high in the mountains hidden away from d.f.s. 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 bountiful 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 mop it's a spawn in school the frain book trout we get baby trout from and. the trout is situated on the banks of a unique river. it is filled with water gushing from a giant some terrain in spring. it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this car and. the village of deep stretches across the foothills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart cause. the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as look a backyard is one of the keys symbols

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of the caucasus republic of abkhazia is electing a new leader in a vote triggered by the death of its president. is the final countdown to the tide results and how we'll have more analysis and business live on twenty minutes. worldwide news live from moscow this is r.t. with me. british tornado jets fired cruise missiles at the command and control bunker of colonel gadhafi hometown of sirte it comes that despite nato has previous denials that it would assist rebels in the hunt for gadhafi whose whereabouts is still unknown libyan rebels are rebels rather also a building up their forces on the road to the city sending tanks and rocket launchers and u.n. has called on both sides overstrained amid reports of abuse of the security council has also agreed to release one point five billion dollars in libyan assets to help deal with humanitarian needs meanwhile the pentagon says monitoring libyan sites containing stockpiles of chemical weapons and is pledging to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands it's thought the arsenals could include mustard gas and uranium as autism or any rep

long struggle for independence from georgia three years ago russia recognize the independence of abkhazia after a war away to the east in south and fears that the georgia may attack cars here as well but that was just the end of a long struggle for independence which started after the collapse of the soviet union and left a lot of the young republics infrastructure in ruins primarily the famous ones famous soviet holiday resorts along the coast here that will need to be built and also the agriculture and fruit growing industries also very famous here but now very weak and if mr can build up both of those things he'll help this young republic to stand on its own two feet again. let's not check some other news making headlines around the world one of our kind is top operations have been killed in pakistan's tribal region of visitors time according to american officials a shia of iraq model is reportedly the second on the list of america's five most wanted militants in the region it was believed to be a close confident osama bin ladin who was killed in pakistan by american special forces in

future of the country here in the capital so whom the central election commission here in so whom in abkhazia has predicted a seventy percent turnout among three candidates for the moment there's no real leader between them is no real front runner this obvious just yet all of this was made necessary by the death of the previous president surrogate on the twenty ninth of may he died suddenly leaving power vacuum in his place and now three candidates the vice president the prime minister and another former vice president are all campaigning to try and take his spot many international observers have come to try and look at this election to see if it's fair and how it's being conducted from the region from europe and from further abroad when i was invited to. have. a very quick reaction from the georgian always says oh no don't go zero but my impression is good i can exactly you support what you are doing here you know because you're fighting for your silver into your turn to be independent democracy appreciates the context of this country than ours the people are fighting for the freedom this el

knowledge of the people are fighting for the freedom this election comes on an important day for abkhazia as it was this day three years ago when russian president dmitri medvedev recognized independence from georgia the prime reason for that was the georgia had attacked south for setia that another tiny caucasus republic in august of two thousand and eight and it came on the back of that and fears that there may also be violence here and that ended a long struggle for independence for the people which started after the breakup of the soviet union all that conflict though left a cause is infrastructure very damaged and very weak and its main industries are going to need a lot of building up and i think that's what our cars are really going to want from their next president. marty is somebody reporting right now emergency crews have so far failed to find the wreckage of the unmanned russian spacecraft that crashed on wednesday experts say parts of the progress vessel could have burned up in the atmosphere while falling down the spaceship it was carrying supplies to the international space

after a war away to the east in south of setia and fears that the georgia may attack abkhazia as well that was just the end of a long struggle for independence which started after the collapse of the soviet union and left a lot of the young republics infrastructure in ruins primarily the famous ones famous soviet holiday resorts along the coast here that will need to be built up and also the agriculture and food growing industries also very famous here but now very weak and if mr and can build up both of those things he'll help this young republic to stand on its own two feet again. well the fallout from the mass riots across england has pushed prison populations there to a record high even so they've still found space to jail or world war two veteran incarcerated simply for recording a court hearing. reports there could be other motives behind his imprisonment. british prisons are full to bursting the courts are working overtime sending young people to jail for their role in the recent riots in england and if they're sent to leave prison they'll be languishing alongside eighty five y

know the republic of abkhazia in the caucuses will elect a new president in just over a week following the jack of its leader after cancer treatment there are a number of challenges ahead in the wake of the long running fight for independence from neighboring georgia as our she's been hearing. we are in the republic of a cause there were preparations are on the way for the august presidential election . is the country's acting president and also one of the candidates and he's here with us today the upcoming election will be the second presidential election since the cause a game recognition just how hard it is for a cause here to live as an independent state i hear from of course there are many difficulties and with the company the loss already but there is still an enormous amount of work to be done we optimistic about our future and some of the most important thing is that following our country's recognition we've had its security ensured now all we need to do is get down to work as there are a lot of things to be done for the country and people many of cause and currently reside app

after a war away to the east in south aset year and fears that the georgia may attack abkhazia as well that was just the end of a long struggle for independence which started after the collapse of the soviet union and left a lot of the young republics infrastructure in ruins primarily the famous once famous soviet holiday resorts along the coast here that will need to be built up and also the agriculture and growing industries also very famous here but now very weak and if mr can build up both of those things he'll help this young republic to stand on its own two feet again. reporting right now if you stay with us time to join our close up team in their travels across the world's largest country of course russia their chance to explore its historic regions and a thousand year old traditions. and today we continue exploring russia's acute region it's about a thousand kilometers away from moscow the area isn't just known for its folk art and museums and theaters here family comes first and locals try to help or often kids to try and find. even children with physical mental and psychologi