Georgia thanks int’l community for condemning ‘borderisation’
Georgian Foreign Ministry wrote on Twitter that Georgia 'highly values' international community's unwavering support for its territorial integrity. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has thanked the international community for its firm stance condemning the illegal installations near the village of Takhtisdziri close to the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
#Georgia highly values international community's unwavering support for its territorial integrity, and thanks
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) April 25, 2020
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for their firm stance, condemning the illegal installations at occupation line of #Tskhinvali region, near #Takhtisdziri village.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Lasha Darsalia said the situation in the Russian occupied regions remains severe.
Darsalia said locals of Akhalgori district in occupied Tskhinvali are especially troubled amid the crossing-point-closure.
He also added that Russia’s ‘destructive activities’ negatively affect the situation on the ground amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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The occupying forces resumed ‘borderisation’ activities in Kareli Municipality in central Georgia last week, which has been condemned by Tbilisi as "destructive" acts amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
A number of countries and organisations, including Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union, as well as the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions have denounced Russian ‘borderisation’ in Georgia.
The Embassy of Japan in Georgia stated yesterday that Japan supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders and the peaceful resolution of the conflict.
The US and the UK missions to OSCE say that they are ‘deeply troubled’ by reports that Russian-led security actors have resumed ‘aggressive, intensive borderisation activities’ along the occupation line, near the village of Takhtisdziri, occupied Tskhinvali region.
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.
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”.
United States Ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmore said in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council earlier today that ‘there is no territory of South Ossetia’ as many refer to Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region.
The Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the OSCE has condemned the illegal ‘borderisation’ activities of Russia and its proxies in Georgia.“Those activities, lately reinforced under the smoke screen of COVID-19 pandemic, are totally unacceptable and must stop immediately”, it stated.