Reconciliation minister names Putin’s visit to occupied Abkhazia a provocation
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Georgia’s Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili believes that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region is a "part of continued occupation and an attempt of annexing Georgia’s historic lands.”
We must not be provoked. We should keep peace as it is vitally important for us,” Tsikhelahsvili stated.
Russian media reports that Putin plans to visit breakaway Abkhazia on August 8, on the day when the Russia-Georgia war launched in 2008.
The media announces that Putin plans to meet with de-facto leaders of Georgia’s western, coastal occupied territory.
Russia recognized Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia ) as independent republics in the wake of the 2008 war.
On this day eight years ago Russia defied the world and recognised Georgia’s two regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent republics.
A short time ago Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced the two people who would be the country’s new Minister of Defence and State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality.
The 30th round of Geneva Talks, an international format of meetings addressing Georgian-Russian relations, has concluded today without definite results after the sides discussed the Russia-Abkhazia treaty and other issues affecting those in Georgia's breakaway regions.
Georgia has assessed the recent decision of the de-facto president of the country’s breakaway Abkhazia region about planning to fortify its so-called administrative border with Georgia as a "violation of human rights”.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has responded to the Russian top officials planned visit to Georgia’s western occupied Abkhazia region and stressed it is an attempt from Russia "to legalize occupation of the forcibly grabbed historic Georgian lands.”