Georgia: Abkhaz leader backs cabinet amid criticism from opposition.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Text of report by Abkhaz news agency Apsnypress

Sukhumi, 1 December. [Abkhaz] president Sergey Bagapsh has said that on the whole he is pleased with the government's performance and does not think it necessary to dismiss the cabinet. He said this at a seminar for the heads of local self-governance bodies, commenting on the opposition's demand to dismiss the cabinet.

Let's remind you that an extraordinary congress of the Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia (FNU), which brings together opposition parties and political movements, was held the previous day [29 November]. The congress expressed its support …