The wounds that were opened 3 decades ago remind us of how narrow the line is between peace and war, said the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, who attended the civilian memorial service for those missing in action during the armed conflicts of the 1990s whose remains were recently returned from the occupied Abkhazia region.

"Today, five military personnel and one civilian who went missing in Abkhazia were identified and laid to rest, allowing their families to mourn.

On the one hand, this is a moment of sorrow when families once again have their wounds that are associated with the loss of family members reopened. On the other hand, it is a moment of joy when they are allowed to mourn their loved ones who were lost several decades ago.

Today we still have up to 2,000 missing military and civilian personnel from conflicts in both the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, and every family must be allowed to mourn their family members. At the same time, these are moments when we think about our wounds that were opened three decades ago and which remind us of themselves daily.

It also reminds us how narrow the line is between peace and war. We have been particularly observing this in the region for the last three years", - said Shalva Papuashvili.