OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia plans to adopt declaration in support of Georgia
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OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia, uniting the US, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Poland, intends to adopt a declaration supporting Georgia’s territorial integrity and democratic development at today’s OSCE Ministerial Council.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze is taking part in the occasion and is scheduled to meet with top OSCE figures within the one-day event in Austria.
Janelidze has already met with the group of friends of Georgia and thanked them for their support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Deputy Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani stated that for many years Russia has blocked declarations supporting Georgia in the OSCE.
Fortunately, a format was found that made such documents possible,” Zalkaliani said.
He stated the upcoming declaration would allegedly concern the situation in Georgia’s occupied regions, Russia’s destructive actions on the territory of Georgia and human rights violations in Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Based on the information I have, the declaration will also highlight Georgia’s progress, its democratic reforms and Euro-Atlantic intentions,” Zalkaliani said.
The friends of Georgia group adopted a similar declaration last year.
For the first time since Russia-Georgia war in August 2008, the OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia has adopted a declaration on the conflict supporting Georgia's territorial integrity.
The OSCE PA approved an important document prepared by Georgia about the conflicts in the country, stating Russia continued to violate international laws and violate the rights of Georgian citizens living in and near the occupied regions.
Officials discuss international challenges in Tbilisi
Today is the second day of the annual Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE PA), which is taking place in Tbilisi from July 1-5.
In the beginning of July Georgia will transform into a political hub as 700 guests from 57 member states of the world’s largest security organisation come to Tbilisi to discuss regional and global security, migration and human rights issues.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze has met top figures from OSCE/ODIHR, within the 24th OSCE Council Ministerial in Austria, and briefed them about the serious violation of human rights in Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia, uniting Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, has released a statement supporting Georgia’s territorial integrity and democratic development at today’s OSCE Ministerial Council.
Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze said the statement released by the OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia supporting its territorial integrity and democratic development is a strong political message from the international community.
The Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is the principal decision making body of the organization, has hosted discussions on the occupation of Georgian territories yesterday.
Secretary General for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Thomas Greminger has begun his first visit to Georgia today.
Due to strong international support for Georgia, Russia has agreed not to participate in unarmed surveillance flights over Georgia in 2019.
The UK delegation to OSCE has stated that Ukraine is not the only country which has experienced a hostile attitude from Russia.