On March 31, 1991, we voted for Georgia's independence along with the Abkhaz and Ossetians. Full sovereignty is unacceptable without restoring this unity - Tamar Chiburdanidze

On March 31, 1991, Tamar Chiburdanidze echoes a member of the People's Power Party on the day of the referendum and writes that the Abkhaz and Ossetians were voted with the Georgians at the time, and the full sovereignty of the country is unacceptable without restoring this unity.