Lithuanian Foreign Ministry: Any referendum by Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region to join Russia “illegal and void”
The Lithuanian foreign office called on the international community to “actively” support Georgia's sovereignty and security on the backdrop of the Russian occupation of two of the country's regions. Photo: Reuters
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Any referendum by Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region to unify with Russia will be illegal and void, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said on Friday in a statement.
The Lithuanian foreign office called on the international community to “actively” support Georgia's sovereignty and security on the backdrop of the Russian occupation of two of the country's regions.
Lithuania firmly supports Georgia’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. Any referendum by the occupied Tskhinvali region to unify with Russia will be illegal and void. We call on the international community to actively support Georgia’s sovereignty and security,” the statement said.
#Lithuania firmly supports #Georgia’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders. Any referendum by the occupied Tskhinvali region to unify with #Russia will be illegal & void. We call on the int’l community to actively support ???????? sovereignty & security.
— Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine (@LithuaniaMFA) April 1, 2022
The United States Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price on Thursday said the US would not recognise the results of any effort by “Russia or its proxies” to “divide sovereign Georgian territory.”