SUKHUMI. April 18 (Interfax-AVN)- There is no concentration of Abkhaz troops in the lower part of the Kodori Gorge, Abkhaz Vice-President Valery Arshba told Interfax on Thursday.
Arshba said that "Tbilisi's reports about the concentration of Abkhaz forces is an absolute provocation."
"We are open for any inspections by UN monitors and Russian peacekeepers, who can verify that there is no concentration of troops," Arshba said.
Georgian State Security Minister Valery Khaburdzania reported earlier about a concentration of Abkhaz forces near the town of Tkvarcheli in the lower part of the Kodori Gorge.