People pass by the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia building destroyed during the 1992-1993 military...
People pass by the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia building destroyed during the 1992-1993 military conflict in Sukhumi, the capital of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia December 25, 2013. The territory of Abkhazia is located several miles southwest of the border with Russia and the Olympic Park in the Adler district of the Black Sea resort city of Sochi which will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in February. Abkhaz separatists fought Georgian government forces in 1992-1993, after which the breakaway region declared independence. Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Vanuatu and Tuvalu recognized Abkhazia as an independent state while all other countries regard it as a Georgian province, according to local media. Picture taken December 25, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (GEORGIA - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS SPORT OLYMPICS CITYSCAPE)