15:46, 1 October 2003

4th world congress of International Association of Abkhazian-Abazin People took place in Sukhumi on September 29

More than 200 delegates and guests from Russia, Turkey, and Germany participated in the congress.

"Our goal is sovereign democratic Abkhazia" - this was the name of the summary report of Association President Taras Shamba. The following fields of the Association executive committee's activity were pronounced to be the main ones:

the formation of the Abkhazian national idea, which must unite the Abkhazian people in different states;

the organization of trips and meetings of Association executive committee members with compatriots living in many countries of the world;

regular meetings with authorities of federal organs, legislative and executive authorities of Russia, Turkey, Israel, Syria, European states;

the organization of round table discussions, meetings with state public cultural workers, journalists; assistance to creative groups, literati, musicians, artists from the Republic of Abkhazia.

Members of the Abkhazian-Abazin Diaspora live in 54 countries of the world today.

Author: Anzhela Kuchuberiya, CK correspondent

Source: Caucasian Knot