State Security Service: hot line activated, int’t partners informed of abduction of 3 Georgian citizens by occupation forces
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The Georgian State Security Service says that the hot line has been activated and the country’s international partners have been informed regarding the abduction of three Georgian citizens by the Russian-controlled occupation forces on June 6 near occupied Abkhazia.
The agency says that the European Union Monitoring Mission and the co-chairs of the Geneva International Discussions have been informed instantly.
The individuals were abducted near the village of Pakhulani, Tsalenjikha municipality.
They have not been released so far.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry says that Russia doubled its occupation efforts during the pandemic.
Three Georgian citizens were detained near the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia. Georgian news agency Interpressnews said the three were allegedly kidnapped last night from the Muzhava village in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, close to occupied Gali district.
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.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani said in response to his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that the Georgian legislation does not consider having trade representations of foreign countries.
The occupying forces illegally detained a man and his wife living in the village of Khurvaleti near occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region. Malkhaz Vanishvili, 30, is the grandson of Davit Vanishvili, whose house and agricultural lands are divided in two by occupying forces for several years now.
US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan has responded to the recent statement of Russian FM Sergey Lavrov on preparedness to restore relations with Georgia, stating that Georgia ‘has many times heard’ such messages from Russia and they are not trustworthy until Russia withdraws its troops from the Georgian territory. She said that Russia ‘has taken no steps so far’ to de-occupy Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.