Raul Khajimba, de-facto president of the occupied region of Abkhazia is ready to take part in the rerun of the so-called presidential elections – Vitali Gabnia, de-facto Abkhazian Vice President made this statement.

According to Gabnia, Khajimba will continue serving presidential duties during 3 months based on the law. “Resignation of Khajimba as demanded by the opposition will not resolve problems in the country. Compromise is necessary,” he said.

Gabnia said that Russia was also involved in regulation of the current situation in occupied Abkhazia.

The so-called Central Election Commission of occupied region of Abkhazia will name the date of the rerun of presidential polls in Abkhazia within the 5-day term – Givi Gabnia, a member of the commission told TASS Russian News Agency.

The so-called Supreme Court of Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia has overturned the results of September’s presidential elections, ordering a rerun of the vote.

The judgment on Friday reversed a previous decision by the court, upholding an appeal by runner-up Alkhas Kvitsiniya that the official results were unlawful as neither candidate won more than 50% of votes, Russian media reported.

The judgment came as tensions remained high in the capital Sukhumi, where on Thursday opposition supporters seized the Presidential Administration building demanding the resignation of de-facto Abkhazian President Raul Khajimba.

Khajimba refused to step down despite calls from parliament and opposition groups to do so following the January 9 seizure.