Georgian MFA, Chinese ambassador discuss alleged meeting between Chinese, de facto Abkhaz diplomats
Chinese ambassador to Georgia described the alleged meeting as 'misunderstanding.'
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The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spoken to Chinese Ambassador to Georgia Li Yang regarding an alleged meeting between de facto Abkhaz Ambassador Bagrat Khutuba and Chinese Ambassador to Syria Feng Biao.
Abkhazia is a Russian-occupied region of Georgia which is only recognised by Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria as an independent state.
Ambassador Yang described the alleged meeting as 'misunderstanding,' and asserted that China respects Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The sides agreed that the Chinese Foreign Ministry will instruct its diplomats to abstain from such meetings in the future.
Georgian Ambassador to China Archil Kalandia met with the Head of the Europe and Central Asia Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on December 7, and the Chinese official reaffirmed China’s support for Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Russian occupation forces have illegally arrested Georgian citizen Mamuka Chkhikvadze near Zemo Nikozi village in Gori municipality earlier today.
The first regular cargo train is heading from China to Georgia and is expected to reach the country in about 10-12 days, the Georgian Foreign Ministry says.
Belarusian and de-facto Abkhaz officials met in Minsk, Belarus earlier today amidst rumors that Belarus intends to recognise the independence of Abkhazia.
The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has dismissed Russian media reports claiming Belarus has started a procedure to recognise the independence of Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Tskhinvali), calling them 'disinformation.'
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a farewell meeting with Li Yan, the Chinese Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday. During the meeting, the officials discussed bilateral relations between the two states, and the trade-economic and investment ties in particular.