Georgia condemns Syrian MPs’ visit to occupied Abkhazia
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Georgia has strongly condemned the recent visit of Syrian lawmakers to the country’s western occupied Abkhazia region.
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry assessed the "visit” as the continuation of provocations by Russia.
Russia is doing its utmost to legitimize an attempt of forcible and illegal change of borders of a sovereign country [of Georgia] and several waves of ethnic cleansing,” the Ministry stated.
The Foreign Ministry stated that Georgia was in active communication with foreign partners to peacefully resist Russia’s illegal activities and creeping occupation in Georgia, as well as Russia’s strive to declare Georgian regions as independent republics.
As Abkhazian media reports, enhancing of "bilateral relations” was the key topic of the meeting with the Syrian lawmakers.
Russia recognized the historic Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent republics in the wake of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Only Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Nauru recognize the regions as independent republics.
The rest of the international community stresses the regions are integral parts of Georgia.
The United States Embassy in Georgia announced today that "the US does not recognise the results of an election conducted illegitimately in Georgian territory without the consent of the Government of Georgia, and condemns the decision to integrate the military forces of the breakaway region of South Ossetia with those of the Russian Federation”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Russian occupied region of Georgia – Abkhazia on the ninth anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war, Russian news agency РБК said.
Today Georgia is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Abkhazia War, which ended with the area becoming a breakaway region of Georgia and leaving hundreds of thousands displaced.
Russia will transfer military materials to Abkhazia, a Russian-occupied region of Georgia. The respective "agreement” was signed today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria has released an official statement regarding the recognition of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.
Georgia has started procedures to cut diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. The decision came after Syria officially recognised the independence of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions today.
Georgia has already started procedures to break off diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic. The decision came after Syria officially recognised the independence of the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.
Syria’s decision will not affect the broad international understanding that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of Georgia, reads a statement released by NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu.