
The Republic of Abkhazia adheres to the course of allied relations with Russia, but there are no political forces in the country advocating its entry into the Russian Federation. This was stated by the Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia Sergei Shamba in an interview with TASS.
Thus, the Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia commented on the statement of the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. Earlier, Medvedev said that the idea of joining Russia is popular in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
As for Abkhazia, we have our own path, different from this. We haven't had any such requests.
- said the Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia TASS.
At the same time, Shamba stressed that the situation in South Ossetia is really different from the Abkhazian, since the Ossetians are a divided people, Russia includes the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Therefore, the reunification of North and South Ossetia within the Russian Federation will look organic.
I hope that appropriate circumstances will arise in due time, and South Ossetia will unite with North Ossetia.
- noted the Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia.
Medvedev, we recall, said that the idea of joining the two republics into the Russian state can be realized if there are "good reasons" for this.