UK opposes Asad regime’s recognition of the “independence” of Abkhazia and South Ossetia

Russia’s actions continue to undermine Georgia’s rightful territorial integrity, UK Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan said. Photo: MOF
Agenda.ge, 31 May 2018 - 11:04, Tbilisi,Georgia

It is utterly unacceptable that the Asad regime has recognised the so-called "independence” of the breakaway Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, UK Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan said in his statement on Asad regime's recognition of Georgia’s Russian-backed occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states.

The Russian military intervention in Georgia in 2008 and its subsequent recognition of the breakaway territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as so-called "independent states” was an unacceptable violation of the sovereign rights of Georgia. Russia’s actions continue to undermine Georgia’s rightful territorial integrity,” reads the statement by Sir Alan Duncan.

As he puts it both the Syrian regime and Russia are "aggressively trying to undermine the rules-based international order.”

Accordingly, 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.