Resolution submitted to US Congress condemning Syria’s recognition of independence of Georgian occupied regions
The resolution speaks about the necessity of preventing Russia’s illegal actions in its neighboring countries by the US and its partner nations.Photo: politico.
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US congressman Francis Rooney has submitted a resolution to the US Congress which condemns the recognition of Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent regions by Syria in May this year.
The resolution reaffirms US support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and names Georgia as a reliable partner, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.
The resolution text also highlights Georgia’s important contribution to international peace and security.
We condemn the recognition of Georgian regions as independent republics by a client state of Russia [referring to Syria], “ the resolution reads.
The resolution says that Russia, with the help of Syria and other countries, is trying to meet its own geopolitical interests.
Since the Russia-Georgia 2008 War, only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have recognised Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent states.
The rest of the international community says that the regions are occupied by Russia.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria has released an official statement regarding the recognition of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.
The US state department has included Syria in a list of countries that recognise the independence of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, therefore Syria will no longer be eligible to receive US funding, an official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia says.
"In terms of the news [as to] why Syria has now recognised Abkhazia and South Ossetia, this isn’t a complete surprise to us simply because Bashar al-Assad is propped up by the Russian regime”, the spokesperson of the US State Department Heather Nauert said during a press briefing on May 29.
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.