foremost Points In The History Of Georgia

Georgia, not to be confused with one of the American States, Georgia, is a neighbouring country of Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is a sovereign state and is located in Europe on the coast of the Black Sea. Georgia has a habitancy of more than 4.6 million and an area of 69,700 km2. Georgia follows a representative democratic ideas of government and is a member of assorted organizations along with the United Nations, the Council of Europe, World Trade club and the Asian development Bank.

It was one of the first countries to adopt Christianity and reached the peak of its political and economic power while the era of King David and Queen Tamar.

News From Azerbaijan

However, in the starting of the 19th century, Georgia was annexed by the Russian Empire and subsequently by the Soviet Red Army in 1921. It broke away from the U.S.S.R after its disintegration in 1991, proclaiming independence on 6 April, 1991.

It has two independent regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia which it sees as occupied by Russia.

However, in 1994, Georgia signed a treaty with the Russian Federation that authorized the Federation to keep three troops bases in the country and to train as well as to equip the Georgian Army.

In 1998, the Uk and the Usa began an operation to take off all soviet era remains of fissile material in the country.

In 2002, the Us trained Georgia's troops in antiterrorism measures to try and quell the rebels fighting in the country. There were tensions in the middle of Georgia and Russia over the lawless region of Pankisi Gorge which, Russia said had become a haven for Islamic militants.

In August 2008, a fight broke out in the middle of Georgia and its two breakaway regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russian Federation sent hundreds of troops to retain the rebel regions and even launched airstrikes in support. However, many observers claimed that it was an endeavor by the Russian Federation to grab Georgia's export routes for oil and gas. At the end of the same month, a cease-fire agreement was signed in the middle of Georgia and Russia after which the Russian President officially recognized the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent regions while severing polite ties with Georgia. Both sides blamed each other for the war.

Russian troops remain stationed in Abkhazia and South Ossetia under bilateral agreements with their respective governments.

foremost Points In The History Of Georgia

Related : todays world news headlines