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| [Scraps of Moscow] AFP on Abkhazia's Olympic dreams
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AFP covers a story that Nezavisimaya Gazeta covered (and I translated) two months ago.
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Georgia's rebel Abkhazia looks to cash in on Sochi Olympics
SUKHUMI, Georgia (AFP), Oct. 5, 2007 — Locked in a seemingly endless conflict with Georgia over its claims to independence, Abkhazia is unlikely to hoist its flag when Russia stages the 2014 Winter Olympics nearby.
But this rebel region might just emerge a winner from the Games.
"This is a major opportunity for us to develop, modernize and expand our economy," said Sergei Shamba, foreign minister of Abkhazia, which broke away from ex-Soviet Georgia in a 1990s war but is not recognised anywhere in the world.
The tiny province, which Georgia still claims, comprises dramatic mountains, forests and a lush Black Sea coastline.
Just 25 kilometres (15 miles) north across the Georgian-Russian border lies Sochi, the town where Russia is to host the Winter Olympics.
Moscow, which already provides financial
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