Friday, 05 March 2004

GEORGIAN PRESIDENT INTENDS TO TAKE CONTROL OF AJARIA

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Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, after returning to Tbilisi from Baku on Friday, commented on Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze\'s statement about the Georgian authorities\' intention to take total control of Ajaria. \"I declare that I do want to take control of Ajaria, and I will take it,\" Saakashvili said. \"Enough with disorder and lawlessness; I am not [former president] Shevardnadze, and I do not intend to break up Georgia,\" Saakashvili said.
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, after returning to Tbilisi from Baku on Friday, commented on Ajarian leader Aslan Abashidze\'s statement about the Georgian authorities\' intention to take total control of Ajaria. \"I declare that I do want to take control of Ajaria, and I will take it,\" Saakashvili said. \"Enough with disorder and lawlessness; I am not [former president] Shevardnadze, and I do not intend to break up Georgia,\" Saakashvili said. \"The old song that the Georgian president\'s intention to restore order is criminal won\'t do anymore,\" the president said. (Interfax)
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