The leaders of Lelo for Georgia political party laid a wreath at the memorial of heroes fallen for the unity and independence of Georgia and paid tribute to their memory, Press Service of the party reported.

One of the leaders of Lelo for Georgia, Badri Japaridze said: “reconciliation between Abkhazians and us should speed up.”

“Today is a tragic day for every Georgian and at the same time, the country acquired heroes on this day. We have to think about how to start the reconciliation between the Abkhaz brothers and us and then how to cure this pain,” said Badri Japaridze.

Georgian national flags are flying at half-mast today on all government buildings across the country to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi.

Military confrontation in Abkhazia began on August 14, 1992. Military activities lasted for 13 months and 13 days and ended with the fall of Sokhumi on September 27, 1993.

Russian, North Caucasian and Cossack units stormed the building of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia early on September 27 and captured Zhiuli Shartava, head of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia, the Mayor of Sokhumi and 27 employees of the Council of Ministers. The captured people who did not leave Sukhumi were shot dead.

The tragic claimed lives of more than 10 thousand Georgian soldiers and civilians based on unverified information. The fall of Sokhumi left about 300 thousand IDPs without homes.