EU, Poland, Estonia denounce so-called ‘elections’ in breakaway Abkhazia
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The European Union, Poland and Estonia do not recognise the so-called 'parliamentary elections' held on March 12 by Russia-backed de-facto leadership controlling Georgia's Abkhazia region.
Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for EU Chief of Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini, said that the EU "does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which these elections have taken place”.
She added that the EU "supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, as recognised by international law”.
So-called parlm. elections in occupied ABH/GEO are illegal. Support #GEO territ. integrity https://t.co/TogiUPS04P
— Estonian MFA (@valismin) March 13, 2017
Earlier yesterday the Estonian Foreign Ministry took to Twitter to say that "so-called parliamentary elections in occupied Abkhazia, Georgia are illegal’ and that Estonia "supports Georgia’s territorial integrity”.
The Foreign Ministry of Poland released a statement denouncing the so called "elections” as well as other illegal events in both Abkhazia and Georgia’s other Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland strongly condemns the closure of checkpoints with Abkhazia, the holding of "parliamentary elections” in Abkhazia, and the announcements about "presidential elections” and a "referendum” in the Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region”, the statement read.
It added that the closure of two checkpoints (Nabakevi-Khurcha and Orsantia-Otobaia) along the line breakaway Abkhazia from the rest of Georgia; the holding of so-called "parliamentary elections” in Abkhazia on March 12, 2017; and the scheduling for April 9, 2017 of so-called "presidential elections” and a "referendum” in the Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region are provocative and illegal actions under international law.
"They are being taken against the official position of the government in Tbilisi, by the unrecognised separatist authorities of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region, in a part of Georgian territory that has been under occupation for over eight years”, the Polish foreign ministry added.
It also said that actions by the unrecognised, separatist authorities of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region are not conducive to settling a complex security situation in the region, while are also hampering the Geneva talks and undermining efforts by the Georgian government to reintegrate the country within the borders which are recognised by the international community.
"At the same time, the Polish side strongly objects to any actions preparing the ground for creeping annexation of sovereign Georgia’s territory, which could lead to escalating tensions in the Southern Caucasus”, the statement added.
Earlier this week, the so called "elections” in breakaway Abkhazia were also condemned by NATO and Azerbaijan.
"NATO does not recognise the election held on March 12 in the Georgian region of Abkhazia”, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai said in a statement on the so-called elections in Abkhazia today.
The Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan has issued a statement condemning the so-called parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday in Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia.
So-called parliamentary elections are being held in the occupied Abkhazia region of Georgia today.
Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia is preparing to hold the "parliamentary elections” tomorrow – an event that Tbilisi and international community call non-constitutional and illegitimate.
The United States Embassy in Georgia announced today that "the US does not recognise the results of an election conducted illegitimately in Georgian territory without the consent of the Government of Georgia, and condemns the decision to integrate the military forces of the breakaway region of South Ossetia with those of the Russian Federation”.
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