New consolidated report on conflict in Georgia discussed at Council of Europe
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The situation at the Russian occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) was discussed at today’s meeting of ministers of the Council of Europe today.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani spoke about Russia’s illegal steps including borderisation, closure of check-points along the occupation line, illegal detention of peaceful population as well as discrimination of ethnic Georgians both in Sokhumi and Tskhinvali.
Zalkaliani believes this situation needs immediate response from the international community. Photo by MFA Georgia
In its statement the European Union (EU) discouraged the Russian Federation for its illegal actions in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali and called upon its government to avoid illegal detention of people and ethnic discrimination, restore check-points and investigate any illegal actions that violates human rights.
CoE member states welcomed constructive approach of the Georgian government towards peaceful solution of conflicts.
Georgian Foreign Ministry welcomed the consolidated report, thanked the supporting states and hoped the conflict in Georgia will remain in CoE’s political agenda.
CoE Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland’s 16th consolidated report covers the period between April and September, 2017.
The report is being published twice a year since 2010.
Tomorrow marks the ninth anniversary of the most tragic day in Georgia’s recent history – the beginning of the five-day war between Russia and Georgia on August 8 in 2008.
Georgia is prevented from exercising its jurisdiction over its occupied regions due to the illegal actions of Russia including its military presence there, says the latest decision of the Council of Europe.
The European Union (EU) welcomes the Council of Europe’s (CoE) latest report on the conflict in Georgia and considers it important to keep this issue high on the political agenda of the organisation.
Georgia has received an unprecedented level of support from members of the Council of Europe (CoE) at a meeting of CoE Committee of Ministers Deputies, says the Georgian Foreign Ministry.
The Council of Europe (CoE) has issued its new consolidated report on the conflict in Georgia. The report focuses on human rights and security situation in the Russian occupied regions of Georgia – Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) between October 2018 and March 2019.