De facto Tskhinvali closes administrative border prior to Georgia’s elections
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The administrative border separating Georgia and its occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region has been closed by the breakaway region’s de facto leadership ahead of tomorrow’s Parliamentary Elections in Georgia.
The Security Committee of de facto Tskhinvali, a region currently occupied by Russia, said "a series of provocations are being planned in Georgia to create public-political unrest during the elections” and to ensure safety, the administrative border would be closed for just under 48 hours, from 8pm today to 7pm October 9.
Georgia and the majority of the western world do not recognise the independence of Tskhinvali region and believe the region is an integral part of Georgia.
Russia and Nicaragua recognised the independence of Tskhinvali and Georgia’s other occupied region Abkhazia in 2008 following the brief but violent Russia-Georgia war.
In 2009 Venezuela, Vanuatu, Nauru and Tuvalu took the same step however several years’ later Vanuatu and Tuvalu in the Pacific Islands revoked their recognition and now declare Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as integral parts of Georgia.
At today’s Governmental meeting, PM Kvirikashvili said the Parliamentary Elections will be a milestone in the history of democratic Georgia, and he stressed the importance of every person in Georgia voting in tomorrow’s elections and supporting Georgia’s European future.
In capital Tbilisi yesterday PM Giorgi Kvirikashvili met representatives of two United States (US)-based non-profit organisations committed to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide; National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI).
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The de-facto authorities of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have announced that the administrative border separating the breakaway area from the rest of Georgia will be closed for two days.
Relatives living on opposite sides of the occupation line between Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia will have no chance of celebrating the upcoming New Year together.
Georgia’s eastern occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) leadership has announced that it is closing the so-called administrative boundary line with the rest of Georgia today, regarding the 73th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, when the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 armed conflict.