Chuburkhindji
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Chuburkhindji (known as Tzalamukhi [წალამუხი] until 1957) is a village in the Gali District of Abkhazia
. As is the case in the rest of the district its population is almost exclusively Mingrelian
(an ethnic subgroup of the Georgian people
).
The village is the place of regular quadripartite (Georgian-Abkhaz-CIS
peacekeepers-UNOMIG) meetings known informally as the "Chuburkhinji sessions". The meetings have been suspended by the Abkhaz side since November 2006.
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
. As is the case in the rest of the district its population is almost exclusively Mingrelian
Mingrelians
The Mingrelians are a subethnic group of Georgians that mostly live in Samegrelo region of Georgia. They also live in considerable numbers in Abkhazia and Tbilisi...
(an ethnic subgroup of the Georgian people
Georgian people
The Georgians are an ethnic group that have originated in Georgia, where they constitute a majority of the population. Large Georgian communities are also present throughout Russia, European Union, United States, and South America....
).
The village is the place of regular quadripartite (Georgian-Abkhaz-CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
peacekeepers-UNOMIG) meetings known informally as the "Chuburkhinji sessions". The meetings have been suspended by the Abkhaz side since November 2006.