Int’l community does not recognise 'presidential elections' in occupied Abkhazia
Earlier today, the Georgian Foreign Ministry condemned the Abkhaz “presidential elections” as “illegal”. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The international community does not recognise the so-called “parliamentary elections” in the Russia-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius reiterated his country’s support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its international recognised borders.
#Lithuania does not recognize legitimacy of today’s so-called ‘presidential elections’ in #Georgia’s Abkhazia region. We reiterate support for territorial integrity & sovereignty of????????within its international recognized borders & reaffirm support to????????European & Euro-Atlantic path
— Linas Linkevicius (@LinkeviciusL) March 22, 2020
The Secretariat of the Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM), which unites Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, has also condemned de facto elections.
#Abkhazia is #Georgia????????#ODEDGUAM Secretariat is solidarity with Georgia and does not recognize so-called presidential elections in the occupied Abkhazia region.
— GUAMSecretariat (@GUAMSecretariat) March 22, 2020
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Occupied Abkhazia held repeat elections today as its court announced the previous “presidential elections” of September 8, 2019 illegitimate.
Its former leader Raul Khajimba resigned soon after the court ruling, while the three candidates running for de facto Abkhaz “presidency” include Adgur Ardzinba, Aslan Bzhania and Leonid Dzapshba.
Earlier today, the Georgian Foreign Ministry condemned the Abkhaz “presidential elections” as “illegal”.
It also called on the international community “to give a due assessment and take effective measures” against the illegal processes taking place in the occupied regions.
De facto presidential elections in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia will be held on March 22, local media reported based on information released by the region’s “Central Election Commission” today.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry condemns the ongoing “presidential elections” in the Russia-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia as “illegal”. The Foreign Ministry said these "elections" fully contradict the fundamental norms and principles of international law and blatantly violate Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The de facto opposition in Georgia’s Russian occupied Abkhazia region will demand the postponement of ‘snap presidential elections’ if their candidate Aslan Bzhania will not recover soon.
The de facto president of Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia, Raul Khajimba, resigned after a meeting with opposition leader Aslan Bzhania late yesterday which was also attended by Deputy Secretary of Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliev.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aide Vladislav Surkov also went to Abkhazia following the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry that political unrest in Abkhazia was “an internal issue of the republic.”
The European Union does not recognise the ‘presidential elections’ in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Abkhazia. The EU says that it will continue its policy of non-recognition and engagement in this regard.
Fifteen countries have reacted to the ‘presidential elections’ in Georgia’s Russian occupied region of Abkhazia and said they ‘do not recognise the legitimacy’ of the so-called ‘presidential elections’.
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