Ukraine, Czech Republic do not recognise ‘elections’ in Tskhinvali

Russia recognised two Georgian regions of Tskhinvali and Abkhazia as independent states after a military armed conflict with Georgia in 2008. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 09 Jun 2019 - 20:55, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine “strongly condemns the holding and does not recognise the results" of so-called parliamentary elections in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Tskhinvali.

Ukraine considers this step as another attempt by Russia and its occupation regime to legitimise the situation in this occupied territory of Georgia, including as a result of "ethnic cleansing" and numerous other systematic gross violations of human rights”, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated.

It also reaffirmed Ukraine's "consistent support" for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and welcomed the peaceful steps taken by the Government of Georgia “aimed at the reconciliation between Georgians and Ossetians”.

The Czech Foreign Ministry also expressed concern about the developments in both of Georgia’s Russian occupied regions - Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. It also reiterated its “full support” for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.