September 29, President of the Republic of Abkhazia Raul Khajimba received disabled veterans of liberation war in South Ossetia, headed by the President of the "Fund to protect the wounded, disabled during the hostilities on the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008" Madina Plieva.
The South Ossetian delegation arrived in Sukhum to celebrate Independence Day and the 22nd anniversary of the victory of the Abkhaz people in the 1992-1993 war on the invitation of the "Fund of disabled veterans of the 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the Abkhaz Nation".
The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia Vitaly Gabniya,
According to Madina Plieva, during the meeting were discussed problems of the amputees.
"Raul Khajimba offered to consider the issues of persons with disabilities at the prosthetics center in Gagra. The President has also instructed to study the issue of rehabilitation of the disabled citizens of South Ossetia in the Abkhaz sanitaria and health resorts ", - she said.
During the visit it is also planned to sign a cooperation agreement between the President of the "Fund to protect the wounded, disabled during the hostilities on the territory of South Ossetia in 1989-2008" and the "Fund of disabled veterans of the 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the Abkhaz Nation."
In an interview with the news agency "Res" the Chairman of the Association of Disabled Veterans of the 1992-1993 Patriotic War of the Abkhaz Nation in Sukhum and Sukhum district Timur Zantariya has noted that the Abkhazian war and the heroes who gave their lives in the struggle for independence will remain in the memory of the Abkhaz people for ever.
"Every stone, every blade of grass remembers the pain and suffering of the fallen soldiers. We lost many guys - I'm very happy to have met with the South-Ossetian guys, with Madina Plieva. We have a common fate. We had one common enemy, and we were able to overpower it. "
He has added that the Fund of the Abkhaz war invalids has the projects that can be implemented in cooperation with the South Ossetian Fund of the wounded.
On the same day, representatives of the two organizations laid flowers and wreaths on the graves of the Abkhaz presidents Vladislav Ardzimba and Sergey Bagapsh.
Today, the South Ossetian delegation will take part in the festivities and celebrations on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the victory of the Abkhaz people in the 1992-1993 war.
