France calls for transparent investigation of Georgian man’s death in occupied Tskhinvali
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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.
France calls for the de facto authorities of South Ossetia to reveal the circumstances of Mr. Tatunashvili’s death,” the French Embassy said in a statement.
France also calls for de facto Ossetian officials to ensure a transparent investigation into the case together with the Georgian government through today's Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting held near the occupation line between Georgia and Tskhinvali.
The IPRM meeting was first initiated in February 2009 following the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict to address security concerns and ensure the protection of human rights in the occupied regions.
The IPRM meeting is now underway in the village of Ergneti where the issue of Tatunashvili’s death and the detention of two others in occupied Tskhinvali is on the top of agenda.
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). US is also deeply concerned by the arrest of other Georgian citizens Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili.
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 co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) for the monitoring of Georgia, Kerstin Lundgren and Titus Corlatean, have expressed their deep concern and condemned the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili while being detained by the de facto authorities in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of 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.
Georgian students living in London have gathered in front of the Russian Embassy to condemn the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Ambassador of Italy to Georgia Antonio Enrico Bartoli has condemned the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in Georgia's Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
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.
France and Georgia are launching a high level dialogue format named after Georgian prince Dimitri Milakhvari, a French military officer and Lieutenant Colonel of the French Foreign Legion who played an important role in the French Resistance against Nazi occupation during the World War II.