Beneton Turkey to open a store in Abkhazia
25.05.09 16:05
A Turkish newspaper The Hurriyet has released a scandalous information today, which has caused serious concern og Georgian authorities. The Beneton`s Turkish representation plans to open its store in Georgia`s breakaway region of Abkhazia.
`Benetton Turkey, the Turkish arm of Italy's leading manufacturer, announced the opening of a store in Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. Benetton Turkey became the first global brand to do so, after opening up a store in Tbilisi, Georgia.
`Abkhazia is the door that opens the historical Silk Road to the sea. It has a strategic importance with its tourism and sea transportation,` said Zeynep Selgur, general manager of Benetton Turkey, in a statement yesterday. `Benetton was the first global brand to open a branch in Turkey in 1985. We are proud to continue this trend in Abkhazia. We would like to continue our investments in Turkic Republics and in Cyprus.`
Each year approximately 1.5 million Russian tourists visit Sukhumi,` the newspaper reports.
Georgian Foreign Ministry has already summoned the ambassador of Turkey to hand over the protest note. The embassy of Turkey to Georgia has refused to comment the report.
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