PACE monitors condemn recognition of Georgia’s occupied regions by Syria
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The co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Georgia, Kerstin Lundgren (Sweden, ALDE) and Titus Corlatean (Romania, SOC), strongly condemned the recognition by the Syrian authorities of the Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. "This action by the Syrian authorities, clearly in return for Russia’s military support for the Assad regime, violates fundamental norms principles of international law. We reiterate our full support for Georgia’s territorial integrity and the inviolability of its borders”, reads the statement by the co-rapporteurs released on May 31.
Syria is the fifth country after Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Nauru to recognise the Russian-backed Georgian breakaway territories as independent republics in the wake of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.PACE Monitors @KerstinLundgren and Titus Corlaţean strongly condemn recognition by Syria of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetiahttps://t.co/R1U5qKS1Ijpic.twitter.com/mHvL6gQRHA
— PACE (@PACE_News) May 31, 2018
The rest of the international community is unanimous in that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are integral parts of Georgia.
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.
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.
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.
"It is Japan’s consistent position that the peaceful resolution of the issue concerning Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia in line with the principles of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders is essential for peace and stability of the country and the entire South Caucasus region,” reads a press release published by Japan’s embassy to Georgia based in Tbilisi today.
Global Affairs Canada issued the statement today regarding Syria’s recognition of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia currently occupied by Russia.
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