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Researchers for their roots ...

15.05.2017

From the story of the returnees to their motherland to the seekers of their roots and origins. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia hosted on May 8 a delegation from the Republic of Lebanon, consists of Miss. Sariya Abdel Razak, President of the Circassian Association in Lebanon , Mr. Bilal Melhem ,Mr. Hashem Khder and Sheikh Riad Abdul Razzaq , and so on Thursday on 11 \ 5 \ 2017 The Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized conference included some senior state officials from the Foreign Ministry, The Committee of Repartriation and others who represented the returnees from Syria and Jordan.

The conference was opened by Mr. Gennady Gagulia, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, welcomed by the word of the delegation and thanked their presence and welcome to that step by the delegation to attend the Republic of Abkhazia to learn about the land of their ancestors. And so Miss. Saria in turn gave a speech expressing her happines to attend this great country and was surprised by its beauty, originality and beautiful nature, also Miss. Saria spoke about the thousands of Circassians who had emigrated to Lebanon and over the long years lost their identity and their mother language, but what lost in time is found by research and perseverance. This is what Miss. Saria sought through her contacts with some of the most important Circassian societies from different countries such as the Circassian Society in Syria, Jordan and Turkey and the Circassian Society in Los Angeles, USA, in order to learn about customs, traditions, language to learn it, and re-education it to the children of her people in Lebanon.

At the end of the conference, Miss. Saria Abdel Razzak answered all the questions with confidence and joy, and explained all the questions and queries raised by the guests. Mr. Gennady Gagulia concluded the meeting by signing an agreement with Miss. Saria Abdel Razzak and assigned her to represent the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia in Lebanon.