Abkhazia
Removal of Abkhazian memorial in Scotland sparks controversy
A memorial to victims of the Georgia–Abkhazia war in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock has been removed at the request of Georgian authorities. Abkhazian leaders have expressed outrage at the removal. Dismantling the memorial The memorial, with the inscription ‘in memory of those from our twin town of Sukhumi who died in the Abkhazian/Georgian conflict 1992–1993’, also bore an Abkhazian flag. Kilmarnock is twined with Sukhumi (Sukhum). Tamar Beruchashvili, Georgian Ambassador to the Unit
