Protesters and government in separatist Georgian region reach agreement

Self-styled Abkhazian president Aslan Bzhania, centre, chaired a Security Council meeting on Monday (Information Centre of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia via AP)

Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia and its separatist government appeared to have reached an agreement to end days of unrest in which key government buildings were seized by demonstrators and at least 14 people were injured in clashes with police.

Demonstrators stormed the buildings on Friday to protest against new measures allowing Russians to buy property in the seaside region and demanded the removal of self-styled Abkhazian president Aslan Bzhania.