Georgia ‘strongly condemns’ Russian President’s signing a military deal with de facto Abkhazia
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Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has today released a special statement "strongly condemning” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision yesterday to sign a military deal between Russia and Georgia’s western de facto Abkhazia region on the creation of joint military troops.
Such provocative steps from Russia serve eventual annexing of Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and totally ignore fundamental principles of international law, as well as undermine international order,” said Georgia’s Foreign Ministry.
The Ministry urged Russia to meet its obligations drafted in the Russia-Georgia August 12, 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, which was penned shortly after the Russia Georgia August War in 2008.
The Foreign Ministry also appealed to the international community to "adequately evaluate” Russia’s "aggressive actions” and carry out sufficient measures that would prevent further escalation of the tense situation in the region.
The illegal deal stated the main task of the combined military force would be "adequate reaction to an armed attack (aggression)”.
This joint group would contain Russian troops and be deployed in occupied Abkhazia. It would also include two Abkhazian motorised infantries, artillery and aviation groups as well as special forces units.
The group will be led by a Russian military representative.
Georgia is strongly condemning the ratification of an illegal military deal between Russia and Georgia’s western de facto Abkhazia region that envisages the creation of joint military troops between Russia and the occupied area.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation today ratified the document signed in Moscow last November, outlining the creation of a joint group of armed forces between Russia and Georgia’s breakaway region.
President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili is urging the international community to adequately react to a Russian decision to legalise the presence of Russian troops in one of Georgia’s breakaway regions.
September 27, 1993 was the day when tens of thousands of people died, hundreds of thousands of people became internally displaced (IDPs) within their own homeland, and Tbilisi lost control of Abkhazia region in north-western Georgia.
The United States Department of State says it "strongly opposes” the ratification of a military deal between Russia and Georgia’s western de facto Abkhazia region on creation of joint troops.
A high official in the government of the United Kingdon (UK) has spoken out against the military deal Russia recently made with Georgia's de facto region Abkhazia, calling it "absolutely unacceptable.”
James Appathurai, NATO's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia region, says the recently ratified military deal on creation of joint troops between Russia and Georgia’s de facto Abkhazia region contradicts international law.
"When there is a war in Syria, Africa and Aleppo and Georgia-related issues are still voiced in the United Nations Security Council, it’s very important for us,” says Georgian diplomat Kakha Imnadze.
Military personnel from Georgia’s breakaway region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) may soon serve in the Russian army.
The United States State Department Spokesperson has announced that "the United States condemns the Russian Federation's decision to integrate military forces from Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia”, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported yesterday.
The incorporation of the armed forces of Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) into the Russian military’s command structure is the continuation of the annexation policy by the Kremlin, says the Georgian Vice Prime Minister.