Two soldiers killed during the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict in the 1990s and repatriated from occupied Abkhazia were buried at Dighomi Brothers’ Cemetery with military honor. Others will be buried at family cemeteries in different regions of Georgia.

Head of Georgian Defense Forces General-Mayor Giorgi Matikashvili, State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Tea Akhvlediani, Director of Veterans’ Affairs Service Vladimer Imnadze, Chairman of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic’s Government Ruslan Abashidze High-ranking military officials and family members of the deceased soldiers attended the funeral.

The public funeral of the newly identified 13 people, killed during the Georgian-Abkhazian armed conflict of 1990s and repatriated from occupied Abkhazia region, was held at Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral.

Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, members of Cabinet of Ministers and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze attended the public funeral.

The identification of remains of Georgian soldiers became possible through joint forces of Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality with the Red Cross International Committee.

The first repatriation of remains took place in 2013. The remains of 563 people have been found in total out of which 191 are identified.