US Department of State: South Ossetia and Abkhazia are integral parts of Georgia
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"In terms of the news [as to] why Syria has now recognised Abkhazia and South Ossetia, this isn’t a complete surprise to us simply because Bashar al-Assad is propped up by the Russian regime”, the spokesperson of the US State Department Heather Nauert said during a press briefing on May 29 while speaking about Syria’s recognition of the Russian-occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Answering a question from Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 she said that the Russian-occupied regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are integral parts of Georgia.
"We continue to support Georgia’s sovereignty, its independence, its territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders; and the Assad regime’s – we’d call it an ill-advised decision, to say the least – has nothing to do to change the reality or our position on the matter,” Nauert added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria released an official statement yesterday recognising the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions as independent.
Georgia is responding with measures to cut diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic.
Syria’s decision will not affect the broad international understanding that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of Georgia, reads a statement released by NATO Spokesperson Oana Lungescu.
Georgia has already started procedures to break off diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic. The decision came after Syria officially recognised the independence of the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.
Georgia has started procedures to cut diplomatic relations with the Syrian Arab Republic, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. The decision came after Syria officially recognised the independence of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria has released an official statement regarding the recognition of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.
The European Union and European countries and leaders have strongly condemned the recognition of Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent republics by the Syrian government. The official statement of the EU reads that the decision of the Syrian regime violates international law and the principle of territorial integrity
The recognition of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent countries has been raised and condemned at today’s UN Security Council meeting and at the UN General Assembly.
the British Government reiterates its "full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia” and to UN Security Council Resolution 1808 which reaffirms the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hami Aksoy has condemned the recognition of the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent republics and evaluated the case as a blatant violation of international law.
In its statement the MFA of Finland fully aligns with the EU statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Syria and Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia currently occupied by Russia.
'Syria's decision to recognise the breakaway regions of Georgia is a violation of international law. Norway will maintain its support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity,' said the State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway Audun Halvorsen.
The US state department has included Syria in a list of countries that recognise the independence of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, therefore Syria will no longer be eligible to receive US funding, an official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia says.
US congressman Francis Rooney has submitted a resolution to the US Congress which condemns the recognition of Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) as independent regions by Syria in May this year.
Syrian President Bashar Assad met with the de-facto president of Georgia’s Russia-occupied region of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania, at which the former said ‘Syria has supported and will always support the Abkhaz people and their sovereignty.’