4 years since annexation of Crimea: Georgia supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity

Georgia supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine within its internationally-recognized borders and condemns the so-called referendum conducted in Crimea four years ago, Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released today on the fourth anniversary of the annexation of the Crimea.

The so-called referendum conducted in the Crimea four years ago under the pressure of the Russian armed forces led to the illegal occupation and annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation”, the statement reads.

The ministry believes these acts were committed in complete disregard for the Constitution and legislation of Ukraine, as well as for the fundamental norms and principles of international law

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Condemning Russia’s temporary occupation and illegal annexation of the Ukrainian territories, Georgian Foreign Ministry said this is an experience that Georgia has also gone through.

Today as never before, the firm and consolidated position of the international community is of utmost importance in order to resist the ongoing aggression against sovereign states and to ensure peace and stability through the establishment of meaningful international security mechanisms on the ground,” the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the practice of occupation and annexation undermines the established international order and poses a serious threat to international security and stability.