De facto Tskhinvali accuses Tbilisi of continued ‘occupation’ of ‘its territories’
De facto Tskhinvali government has responded to infrastructure work in the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda/ge.
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The de facto authorities of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region has accused Tbilisi of sparking provocations and the ‘continued occupation of its territories,’ urging the international community to ‘duly assess Georgia’s illegal activities.’
The statement comes in response to infrastructure work in the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality of central Georgia, near the occupation line.
Roads to and inside the village are being constructed and renovated.
The de facto authorities say that it is Tbilisi which is ‘staging provocations at the border, erecting illegal barriers and making new police posts.’
The accusations come amid the international condemnation of Russia’s and de facto authorities’ illegal activities which include the erection of new barriers and the creeping occupation of Georgian territory.
Russia recognised two Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent republics after the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.
Since then only Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have recognised the regions as independent states.
The rest of the international community is unanimous that the territories are occupied by Russia.
13,859 families living near Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories will receive 200 GEL vouchers to cover heating expenses, Georgia’s State Ministry for Reconciliation and Civic Equality stated today.
Head of the Georgian State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili has met with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, the co-chair of Geneva International Discussions Toivo Klaar earlier today, following the recent erection of new installations and appearance of markings on trees by Russian-controlled occupation forces in Tbilisi-controlled Gugitiantkari and Chorchana villages.
The US is concerned by current developments at the occupation line, near the village of Chorchana, acting US Ambassador to Georgia Elisabeth Rood has stated earlier today, referring to the erection of new barriers by Russian-controlled occupation forces at the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality, on the Tbilisi-controlled territory earlier this month.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have erected “illegal installations” at the village of Chorchana, Khashuri municipality, on Tbilisi-administered territory, the Georgian State Security Service has reported earlier today.
The Georgian man wounded and arrested by occupation forces near the Kvemo Tchala village in central Georgia on Saturday has been reportedly moved from the town of Akhalgori to the occupied Tskhinvali.
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