Occupied Tskhinvali region temporarily closes “border” with the rest of Georgia
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The de-facto authorities of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) have closed the administrative border separating the breakaway area from the rest of Georgia for two days.
The breakaway region’s de-facto president’s press office announced today said the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) will be closed until the morning of August 27.
The temporary closure of the administrative border is due to tomorrow’s celebrations in the breakaway region. On Saturday, the occupied Tskhinvali region will celebrate the ninth anniversary of Russia's recognition of its sovereignty.
Celebrations will take place in the town of Tskhinvali and in districts too.
Georgia and the western world do not recognise the region’s independence and say that Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and Abkhazia are integral parts of Georgia. Only a handful of countries recognise these two breakaway regions as sovereign states.
Russia and Nicaragua recognised the independence of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region on August 26 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.
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