US State Department calls for full account of Georgian man’s tragic death in occupied Tskhinvali
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The United States (US) is deeply concerned by the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili during his February 22 arrest and detention in the Russian-occupied Georgian territory of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The United States calls for a full account of the circumstances of the tragic incident and continues to encourage all sides to agree on additional measures to strengthen mutual confidence and transparency in the region”, US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert said at yesterday’s press briefing.
Below you can watch the video of the briefing.
.@statedeptspox: US is concerned by the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili during his Feb. 22 arrest & detention in the Russian-occupied Georgian territory of South Ossetia. US is also concerned by the arrest of Georgian citizens Levan Kutashvili & Ioseb Pavliashvili. pic.twitter.com/CcWDXFJLpc
— Department of State (@StateDept) February 27, 2018
Expressing condolences to Tatunashvili’s family, Nauert said the United States is also deeply concerned by the arrest of other Georgian citizens Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili.
The US also calls for them to be allowed to return freely across the administrative boundary line (ABL).
- Read more about the tragic death of the Georgian citizen and detention of two others in occupied Tskhinvali here.
The Council of Europe (CoE) Congress President Gudrun Mosler-Törnström shared her concern over the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in the Russian occupied region of Georgia – Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The international community continues to condemn the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in unclear circumstances in the occupied Tskhinvali region. The Director for Eastern Europe of the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Andreas Peschke has tweeted that his country shares the EU’s concerns over the death.
The United States (US) Embassy to Georgia expressed its deep concern over the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili during his February 22 arrest and detention in the Russian occupied region of Georgia – Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The latest developments in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), in particular the tragic death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili and the detention of two others, are a source of grave concern, the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Service said in its recent statement.
James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia has expressed his deep concern with the latest developments in the Russian occupied region of Georgia – Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze has paid particular attention to the most recent death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in the country’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region during his meeting with Michael Moller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
The Georgian Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated that the government of Georgia is doing its utmost to achieve the handing over of Tatunashvili’s body.
French Embassy in Georgia has offered its condolences to the family of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili who died in detention in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) last week.
The Deputy Head of the Analytical Department of Georgia’s State Security Service has left an emergency meeting with the representatives of the occupied Tskhinvali region in protest, as occupants and the breakaway regime leadership refuse to hand over the body of Archil Tatunashvili.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has visited the family of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili who died in the country’s Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali last week. He believes this is a huge tragedy and a very treacherous act against Georgians, Abkhazians, and Ossetians, „designed to undermine the steps we are taking”.
The Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze has stated at a conference in Moldova that Russia’s open or silence consent to violation of human rights leads to deaths of Georgian citizens in the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) of Georgia.
The Embassy of Japan to Georgia has stated that they are "deeply concerned” by the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in the country’s occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region on February 23.
The Polish Foreign Ministry has demanded an objective account of the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in the Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and accountability for the perpetrators of the crime.
The United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wes Mitchell has expressed his appreciation for the US-Georgia partnership. Mitchell had a phone conversation with the Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili yesterday.
The Georgian Justice Ministry has submitted a suit against Russia to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg. The suit accuses Russia of being responsible for several murders and multiple human rights violations in the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).