Polish president Duda visits Georgian village near occupation boundary

Andrzej Duda received an assessment of the local situation from the EUMM mission which involves 17 Polish nationals. Photo via Embassy of Poland in Georgia.

Agenda.ge, 26 May 2021 - 17:20, Tbilisi,Georgia

Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland, paid a visit to the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) deployed in the central Georgian village of Odzisi, near the administrative boundary line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country, on Georgia's Independence Day on Thursday.

Hosted by EUMM staff - which includes 17 Polish nationals of the mission - at the location, Duda received an assessment of the situation in the area that includes a crossing point over the boundary but has been closed for regular traffic since September 2019.

Coming on Independence Day celebrations in Georgia, the visit saw Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, the head of the mission, report to the Polish president on the "negative impact" of the recurring process of installation of fences and observation posts by the occupation forces along the administrative line.