A small Georgian military unit had been dispatched to Gagra from the coast. Sigua and J. Ioseliani arrived in Sukhumi for negotiations. It was decided to hold the negotiations in the Sukhumi Governmental Summer Residence, so-called Joseph Stalin's Dacha, but Sergei Bagapsh asked to change the place. The negotiators from the Georgian side were: T. Sigua, Jaba Ioseliani (members of the State Council), Tamaz Nadareishvili (Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of Abkhazia), V. Kolbaia (Deputy), N. Meskhia (Deputy), A. Ioseliani (Head of the Security Service of Abkhazia); from the Abkhazian side: S. Bagapsh (First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia), Z. Labakhua (Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia, A. Ankvab (Deputy, Ministry of Interior), Z. Achba, S. Shamba, D. Pilia (Deputies). Sigua informed them that police forces had entered Abkhazia with the aim to defend communication systems, which was negotiated with Ardzinba. This information surprised the Abkhazian side. Sigua requested a meeting with Ardzinba, but he refused and avoided the possibility of dialogue. Labakhua offered to control the railroads and other communication means with a group of 200 Georgians and 200 Abkhazians from the Psou River down to the Samegrelo Region. The agreement was elaborated but not signed. Sergei Bagapsh requested time to leave Sukhumi. The negotiation ended. The Abkhaz again tried to extend the time. The Abkhazians placed pickets along the Bzibi highway. A few hours later Georgians posted pickets near the village of Kolkhida. Hostages were exchanged in Kolkhida. Negotiating with the Georgians, the Head of the Gagra Administration announced an evacuation of holidaymakers. The Government of Vladislav Ardzinba left Sukhumi taking all types of road vehicles and the medicines and narcotics from the main drug warehouse. Well-organized snipers from the building rooftops, which resulted in casualties resisted the Georgian formations. Later Georgians made a stand at the Gumista River. They certainly could move ahead as Abkhazians escaped in panic in the direction of Gudauta.