Friday, December 12, 2003

LIVING WITH CAUCASIANS

Here's a coincidence. I'm flying off to Scotland on Thursday for the Festivus season. Turns out that representatives of the three Caucasian republics - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - have been invited to a Scottish National Party hosted "peace" talks next week.

Despite my connections with the region I have not been invited to the talks. Funny that. Well, not really.

Back in Georgia, the BBC reports that Acting President Burjanadze has met with Abashidze, "leader" of the renegade region of Ajara. Abashidze does not recongise the interim administration that took power after Shevardnadze was ousted by a populist revolution on 23 November.

Russia looks on from the sidelines.

:: Posted by pete @ 14:11