Official Tbilisi condemns occupation forces' "destructive" borderisation amid pandemic
The borderisation incident was revealed on Friday by Georgia's State Security Service. Photo: Nino Alavidze/agenda.ge.
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The incident of borderisation carried out by occupation forces in central Georgia's Kareli Municipality on Friday have been condemned in responses of the official Tbilisi as "destructive" acts amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
Reacting to the unlawful actions near the village of Takhtisdziri in the municipality, where signs denoting "state borders" were erected by the occupying forces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality released their statements earlier today.
The foreign office said it "categorically condemned" the incident that placed locals in "intolerable conditions" through limiting their access to farmlands.
Such destructive actions are particularly concerning in circumstances in which the entire world is attempting to combat the spread of the coronavirus infection," the ministry said.
The ministry also pointed to damage caused to locals of the Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region by a recent closure of points of crossing of the administrative divide by the occupying forces, which it said had prevented the civilians from receiving medical treatment on the Georgian-controlled territory.
Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, the actions had "clearly demonstrated" the nature of the occupation regime.
The minister's press office told Georgian media co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, the only platform of talks involving both Georgian and Russian sides since the 2008 war between the states, had been notified of the incident near Takhtisdziri.
The European Union Monitoring Mission on the ground has also received information from Georgian state agencies about the actions revealed earlier by Georgia's State Security Service.
Occupation forces in central Georgia's Kareli Municipality carried out an act of borderisation on Friday, Georgia's State Security Service told reporters in Tbilisi.
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The United States is “deeply troubled” by reports that Russian-led security forces have resumed aggressive "borderization" activities near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. The European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell also stated that “borderisation” is “completely unacceptable”.
The co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) from the European Union, United Nations and the OSCE, Toivo Klaar, Cihan Sultanoglu and Rudolf Michalka condemn “borderisation” activities near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
A number of foriegn officials have condemned resumption of “borderisation” activities near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. The co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions as well as the United States and the European Union have also condemned “borderisation” activities near the village of Takhtisdziri.
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