The region of Abkhazia continues to be a sticking point between Russia and Georgia.
Both countries claim it belongs to them, and tensions have risen when Russian peacekeepers were involved in a confrontation with Georgian police officers.
As Al Jazeera's Farid Barsoum reports, the Georgian president is now involved in the latest incident.
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