NATO concerned by closure of two crossing points in Abkhazia
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NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu has called on the de-facto authorities of Abkhazia to reconsider the closure of two crossing points along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia.
The de-facto Abkhazian officials announced the closure of Nabakevi-Khurcha and Meore Otobaia-Orsantia crossing points in January, allowing only the entry point of Enguri Bridge to remain open.
Closing these crossing points, which are used daily by hundreds of citizens, will have a negative impact on the situation on the ground and stability in the region. It will restrict freedom of movement, affecting the livelihoods of local residents”, Lungescu said in yesterday’s statement.
Calling on Russia to reverse its recognition of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and Abkhazia regions of Georgia as independent states, the spokeswoman said "NATO continues to support Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty within its internationally recognised borders”.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili worries that international observers lack access to Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
European Union External Action Service Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic released a statement last night on the latest developments along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia.
An Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting was held yesterday in Gali in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia, where the security conditions along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) were on the top of the agenda.
Hundreds of residents of Gali in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia are opposing the closure of the Administrative Boundary Lines (ABL) connecting Abkhazia with the rest of Georgia.
Japan is concerned over the upcoming illegal referendum in Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the closure of crossing points along the occupation line with Abkhazia, the Embassy of Japan stated today.
De-facto Abkhazian officials have closed two crossing-points along the occupation line separating Georgia’s breakaway, Russian-backed Abkhazia region from the rest of the country.
The United States is concerned over the closure of crossing points along the occupation line with Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, the US Department of State said in a statement.
The Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairmanship expressed concern over the closure of two crossing-points between Georgia and occupied Abkhazia today.
The OSCE Permanent Council denounces so-called parliamentary elections in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia and the decision of the de-facto government of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) to hold a referendum on changing the name of the region and joining the Russian Armed Forces.