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| Abkhazia PM dies in presidential cortege car accident on return from official Syria visit (VIDEO) | |
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| The Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Gennady Gagulia, has been killed in a car crash en route to his home republic from Russia’s Sochi airport, after wrapping up an official state visit to Syria, local authorities confirmed. | The Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Gennady Gagulia, has been killed in a car crash en route to his home republic from Russia’s Sochi airport, after wrapping up an official state visit to Syria, local authorities confirmed. |
| The premier’s cortege got into an accident around 10pm local time in Gudauta District of the independent republic just after passing a police post on the outskirts of Mussera. Gagulia was making his way back to Abkhazia from the Russian city of Sochi, where he landed after making an official visit to Syria. | The premier’s cortege got into an accident around 10pm local time in Gudauta District of the independent republic just after passing a police post on the outskirts of Mussera. Gagulia was making his way back to Abkhazia from the Russian city of Sochi, where he landed after making an official visit to Syria. |
| The President of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba, who was also travelling with the cortege, suffered no injuries. According to witnesses the tragedy happened after an oncoming passenger car apparently lost control and crashed into one of the delegation’s vehicles. | |
| “The delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia was returning from the official visit to Syria,” Khajimba told Interfax. “It was a car accident, not a terror act,” he stressed, confirming the tragic death of his colleague. | “The delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia was returning from the official visit to Syria,” Khajimba told Interfax. “It was a car accident, not a terror act,” he stressed, confirming the tragic death of his colleague. |
| Following the fateful collision, Gagulia’s bodyguard and the driver were also taken to a hospital, where they remain in “satisfactory” condition, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said. | |
| The 70-year-old Prime Minister of Abkhazia served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers twice (1995 – 1997, 2002 – 2003) when the small coastal republic was still considered a part of Georgia, prior to the partial recognition of its independence following Georgia’s August 2008 attack on South Ossetia. Gagulia assumed his current role as the head of government on April 25, 2018. | The 70-year-old Prime Minister of Abkhazia served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers twice (1995 – 1997, 2002 – 2003) when the small coastal republic was still considered a part of Georgia, prior to the partial recognition of its independence following Georgia’s August 2008 attack on South Ossetia. Gagulia assumed his current role as the head of government on April 25, 2018. |
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