Russia releases Georgian border guards
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Russia has released two Georgian border guards who were detained on June 27 at the Russia-Georgia border.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia says that the release came after intensive negotiations.
Two Georgian border guards of the Lagodekhi regional office of the Border Police of Georgia were tasked to open a temporary guardpost on the Dagestan section of the Russia-Georgia border. After some time they suspended communication with their colleagues,” the Interior Ministry says.
The ministry reports that all the details of the detention will be cleared out.
Two border guards who disappeared while on duty are expected to be returned to Georgia by Russia on June 29, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia says.
Russian-occupied Tskhinvali calls the occupation line between Tskhinvali region and the rest of Georgia "the state border” and treats any cases of line crossing by locals as cases of "illegal border crossing” even though the line is not well differentiated in some areas.
Russia-controlled border guards have detained two Georgian citizens today near the Bershueti village of Gori municipality at a church on territory which is administered by Tbilisi.
The Georgian occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) de facto parliament has created a ‘border delimitation-demarcation commission’ and is now saying that it is "unjust” that the village Tsnelisi is not "within the border of the South Ossetian republic.”Both the commission and the statement on the village have been assessed as provocative and as a violation of all international law by Tbilisi.
Georgia marks border guards’ day today, expressing respect for the individuals who protect the state borders in a very challenging time.
Negotiations are underway to secure the release of a Georgian citizen who was detained for illegally crossing the border by Russian border guards at the Dagestan section of the Russia-Georgia border on June 13, reports the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.