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De facto Tskhinvali gov’t announces temporary closure of ‘checkpoint’ at Perevi village

The de facto government of Tskhinvali says that the so-called checkpoint will be closed for about three days. Photo: TASS.

Agenda.ge, 18 Sep 2019 - 14:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

The de facto leadership of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has announced a temporary closure of a so-called checkpoint at the village of Perevi in western Georgia.

De facto Tskhinvali closes two ‘crossing points’ with rest of Georgia, citing ‘tension’ as reason

The de facto security committee of Tskhinvali says that the reason for the closure between 8 pm on September 20 and 6 am on September 22 is the so called Day of the Republic of South Ossetia.

US concerned by tension at Tskhinvali occupation line, urges Russia to leave Georgia

The occupied region marks the day on September 20.

Two crossing points at Tskhinvali occupation line - Odzisi and Sinaguri - have been closed since September 4, 2019 ’due to security threats’, the de facto government says.

EUMM reports details of current tension at Tskhinvali occupation line

The central Georgian government, the US Embassy to Georgia and the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) say that the closure of the so-called borders further complicates the situation on the ground and creates humanitarian problems.

EU's eyes and ears on Russia's creeping occupation

US concerned by tension at Tskhinvali occupation line, urges Russia to leave Georgia

17 Sep 2019

The US is concerned by the current tension at the Tskhinvali occupation line and the closure of so-called borders which further complicates the situation on the ground and creates serious humanitarian problems, Acting US Ambassador to Georgia Elisabeth Rood said.

EUMM reports details of current tension at Tskhinvali occupation line

16 Sep 2019

The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM), which is the only mission deployed in Georgia after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, has provided details regarding the current tension at Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region ‘‘due to the level of press interest and to dispel inaccurate reports.”

4th meeting to ease tension at Tskhinvali occupation line ends without results

13 Sep 2019

The fourth meeting with members of the de facto Tskhinvali government, organised to ease recent tension at the occupation line, has ended without results. The situation became more tense at the end of August when the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali protested the opening of an ordinary police post in the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality, on Tbilisi administered territory.

De facto Tskhinvali closes two ‘crossing points’ with rest of Georgia, citing ‘tension’ as reason

10 Sep 2019

The de facto Tskhinvali government has announced the closure of two crossing points with the rest of Georgia, saying the reason is an ‘escalation of tension at certain sections of the border with Georgia.’The so-called security committee of Tskhinvali has accused Tbilisi of sparking the tension, stating that the crossing points will reopen when the tension fades.

Tbilisi condemns the closure of a ‘checkpoint’ at the village of Perevi by occupying forces

19 Sep 2019

Tbilisi has condemned the ‘temporary closure’ of a so-called checkpoint at the village of Perevi in western Georgia by the de facto government of Georgia’ Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region, saying that such steps not only violate the right of locals to free movement, but also create a humanitarian crisis.

5th Ergneti meeting: occupation forces refuse to dismantle illegal ‘police-posts’ or open ‘checkpoints’

01 Oct 2019

Occupation forces have refused to dismantle two illegal ‘police-posts’ arranged on Tbilisi-administered territory and declined to open a so-called checkpoint to the Akhalgori district, where the local population is on the verge of humanitarian catastrophe.

Woman with urgent need of aid dies due to closed ‘checkpoint’ with occupied Tskhinvali

28 Oct 2019

Margo Martiashvili, who suffered a stroke in the Russian-controlled Akhalgori district, has died earlier today in the hospital of occupied Tskhinvali as her relatives were unable to transport her to the Tbilisi-controlled territory via the shortest route due to the closure of the so-called border.