EU does not recognise “elections” in Abkhazia

The European Union (EU) has assessed the "presidential elections” in Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia as non-constitutional and illegal.

"The European Union supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as recognised by international law,” read the statement of Catherine Ashton, the spokesperson of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission.

"In view of reports about the "presidential elections' in Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia on 24 August, we recall that the European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which these elections have taken place."