01.01.2004
Ichkeria.dk reported on 28.12.2003 that Aslan Maskhadov, The President of Chechnya was the target of Russian military invasion during the Shuani village clashes on last Saturday. More than 100 Russian Special Team criminals and more than 50 Yamadayev traitors tried an ambush in vain. Chechen Resistance Fighters carried one and a half hour of action and then retreated to mountain region. 30 Russian military invaders are killed. 2 Chechens are killed and another 5 are wounded in this action.
(Agency Caucasus)

Trud interviews Raul Hacimba:

01.01.2004
Russian newspaper Trud held an interview with Raul Hacimba in Sokhum and asked him about Georgian military intentions. Raul Hacimba stated that: "Georgian presidential election is an internal matter of Georgia and it makes no difference for Abkhazia. Abkhazia is only concerned with the continuation of peace process with its neighbor, Georgia. We have regular Thursday meetings in Gal region with the United Nations representatives and Russian Peacekeeping Command. We are regularly challenging the Georgian militarist views with our peace offers and invite them to common sense to avoid the grave consequences of war. We are hoping that international community will not permit any aggression. We are pleased of the peace efforts of The United Nations and The Russian Federation. Georgian side must recollect the situation in year 1992 and realize that things have much changed since then. Abkhazia is ready to any military challenge. It is impossible to defeat the will of a Nation."
(Agency Caucasus)

01.01.2004
Igor Giorgadze - Chairman of the Political Party "Samartlianoba" (Justice) Georgia's ex-security minister is elected as chairman of the political organization "Justice" at the second session of the party. Members of the party say that Giorgadze must be the next president of Georgia. Members of the party demand rehabilitation of Giorgadze as a political contender.
(Agency Caucasus)

01.01.2004
Adjara population will participate in January 4 presidential elections while political organization Democratic Revival Union led by Aslan Abashidze will boycott the elections.
State Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania and the head of the Adjara Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze briefed after the closed door meeting in Batum, Adjara where they announced that Adjara population will participate in January 4 presidential elections while political organization "Democratic Revival Union", led by Aslan Abashidze, will boycott the elections. The head of Adjara Autonomous Republic of Georgia said that the state of emergency will be canceled on the territory of the autonomy as soon as the Constitutional order is revived in the state. The State Minister positively assessed the negotiations and mentioned that the issues of budgetary relations between the central and regional governments are also discussed at the meeting.
(Agency Caucasus)