DECREE
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ABKHAZ ASSR on
substantive exacerbation of the inter ethnic relations in the Abkhaz ASSR on
account of unlawful attempt to establish Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi State
University
The Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz
ASSR notes that continuation of existence temporarily established
Abkhaz Obcom (Oblast /District/ Committee -edit)
of the Communist Party of Georgia, the Presidium and the Council of Ministers
of the Abkhaz ASSR, assessing the established situation as extremely
complicated, fraught with unpredictable consequences, have appealed to the
leadership of Party and Soviet organs of the Union Republic (The Soviet
Socialist Republic in the USSR -edit.) and the Country (the USSR - edit) with
request to suspend the operation of the TSU branch established through
separation of Georgian sector from A. Gorkiy Abkhaz State University (AGU) that
will adversely affect to the educational process of the students and
centuries-old Georgian and Abkhaz friendship, as well as representatives of
other nationalities, those who live and work in peace on the Abkhaz soil.
Meanwhile the Party and Soviet organs of the
autonomous republic have taken several steps to unite the separated Georgian
sector with the AGU.
Thus, on 26 June of this year the Abkhaz Obcom of
the Communist party of
However, these attempts turned into futile effort
as they were discouraged by the erroneous Decree #343p of
In the meantime the society has learnt from press
and official correspondence that in May of this year the Committee on State
Education of the
The similar assessment has been done to the
establishment of branch of
The Presidium of the Supreme Council notes that
the practice of neglecting the constitutional rights of the Abkhaz ASSR
tolerated by certain officials of the Council of Ministers and Ministry of
Public Education of the Georgian SSR and also by the rector of Tbilisi State
University came to glaring contradiction with the provisions of the Resolution
of the Congress of the People’s Deputies of the USSR “on Major Directions of
Internal and Foreign policy of the USSR”.
Aforementioned officials not only breached the state order, but
completely ignored the noted Decree of the Supreme body of the State power that
reads: “Qualitative renewal of the whole educational system is a key priority
to the promotion of intellectual potential of the society”.
The Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz
ASSR cannot accept such separatist acts and condemns the of the part of AGU
personnel aimed at establishment of the branch of Tbilisi State University on
the basis of Abkhaz State University as well as epatage conduct of citizens
regardless their ethnic affiliation.
It’s inadmissible when practical, reasonable and peaceful dialog is
replaced with wretched trick and conduct that deteriorates common norms and
rules and destabilizes operation of enterprises, institutions and
organizations.
In this strained situation fraught with serious
inter-ethnic conflict, the Presidium of the Supreme Council finds inadmissible
the establishment of the branch of
The Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz
ASSR decrees:
1. To ask the Council of Ministers of the
- to annul unlawful decree issued by the First
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR O. Kvilitaia #
343p of 14 May 1989 on establishment of Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi State University;
- to recall unlawful proposal of the Ministry of
Public Education of the Georgian SSR sent in May last year to the Committee of
the State Education of the USSR on establishment of Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi
State University on the basis of Georgian sector of Abkhaz State University;
- to annul Order #101 of 7 July 1989 issued by the
Rector of Tbilisi State University, academician N. Amaglobeli on arrangement in
Tbilisi of entrance examinations for Sukhumi branch of Tbilisi State University
on 20 July;
II. City and district councils of the People’s
deputies, labour collectives, press and media and administrative agencies shall
carry out decisive measures to stabilize the situation and prevent the breach
of work and public order, as well as confrontation between different
nationalities; They shall base the informational activity on the Resolution of
the Congress of People’s Deputies of the USSR “on Major Direction of the
Internal and Foreign Policy of the USSR” and the speech delivered by the
Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the USSR,
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the USSR M.S. Gorbachev on Central TV that
was published in press on 1 July of this year.
III. This Decree shall be sent to the
Central Committee of the Communist party of the Georgian SSR, the Presidium of
the Supreme Council and the Council of Ministers of the Georgian SSR; the
Decree shall be published in press.
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council
of the Abkhaz SSR V. Kobakhia
Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Council
of the Abkhaz SSR Y. Kvitsinia
(Chumalov M.Y. Abkhazian Knot, II issue, M., 1995,
p. 190-193/in Russian)