EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES #30 OF THE SITTING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF GEORGIA

9 February 1918

Attended: members of the Committee A. Ckhenkeli, K. Meskhi, G. Gvazava, P. Sakvarelidze, N. Kartsivadze

Representative of the Abkhaz People’s Council A. Shervashidze

The guests: M. Emukhvari, N. Margania, Colonel R. Khotua and B. Tsaguria

Chaired by A. Ckhenkeli

Secretary: D. Nakhutsrishvili

The meeting discussed the issue on future interrelation between Georgia and Abkhazia.

(See the Resolutions)

(Central State Historical Archive of Georgia, f. 1836, desc. 1, file 9, p. 12, 14, 15)

The representative of the Abkhaz People’s Council Alexander Shervashidze and the representatives of Samurzakano – N. Emkhuari, N. Marshania and the representative of the North Government, colonel Chkhotua attended the meeting of the Presidium of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Georgia held on February 9 of 1918.

The participants of the meeting discussed the future interrelations between Georgia and Abkhazia and decided the following:

1) to establish one united Abkhazia from the River Enguri to the River Bzinta, which will include Abkhazia itself and Samurzakano, i.e. the current Sukhumi Okrug.

2) to elaborate a future political arrangement, based on the principles of national self-identification that is a competence of the Constituent Assembly of Abkhazia subject of consequent endorsement by Georgia.

3) if Abkhazia decides to establish political relations with other nations or states it shall have prior negotiations with Georgia on this issue and vice versa, if Georgia has the same plan, then she is obliged to inform Abkhazia and hold the negotiations.

(Central State Historical Archive of Georgia, f. 1836, desc. 1, file 9, p. 18)