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Slovenia welcomes Georgia’s peace initiative for occupied Tskhinvali, Abkhazia

Government Administration building in Tbilisi illuminated in the EU colours on December 18, 2015 to celebrate visa liberalisation progress report. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 08 Apr 2018 - 10:35, Tbilisi,Georgia

Slovenia has joined the number of countries that have praised the Government of Georgia for its legislative changes aimed at improving the humanitarian, social and economic conditions of the populations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).

Slovenia believes this is as an important step in Georgia´s endeavours for a dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

#Slovenia welcomes the new peace initiative of #Georgia aimed at improving lives of people in #Abkhazia and #SouthOssetia. We see it as an important step in #Georgia´s endeavours for a dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the conflict. @MFAgovge
— MFA SLOVENIA (@MZZRS) April 6, 2018

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili introduced the new peace initiative called ‘A Step Towards a Better Future’ on April 4.

According to Kvirikashvili, the package of legislative amendments aim at improving the humanitarian, social and economic conditions of the populations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions.

The United States. European Union, Turkey, Poland, Latvia and Germany have also applauded the proposal.

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