Moldova rejects “elections” in Russian-occupied Tskhinvali
The Moldovan foreign office underlined any attempt to occupy or annex the territories of an independent state “constitutes a serious threat to international peace, security and stability.” Photo: MFA of Moldova
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Moldova does not recognise the validity of the so-called “elections” set to take place in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region of Georgia on Sunday, the Moldovan foreign office said on Friday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova reaffirmed its “firm support” for Georgia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, in comments on the vote to be organised by the de facto authorities in Tskhinvali.
We fully share the concerns of the Georgian constitutional authorities about the intention to hold the so-called “referendum” in this region of Georgia, and condemn this violation of the fundamental rules and principles of international law enshrined in the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act,” the statement said.
The Moldovan foreign office underlined any attempt to occupy or annex the territories of an independent state “constitutes a serious threat to international peace, security and stability.”
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 actions of Anatoly Bibilov, the de facto president of the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia, and his group have “no international legal significance”, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday in response to the information on the de facto authorities in the occupied region planning to hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation.
The United States will not recognise the results of any effort by “Russia or its proxies” to “divide sovereign Georgian territory”, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, following information on plans by Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) to hold a referendum on joining Russia.
No referendum in the Russian-occupied territories has legitimacy, the Speaker of Parliament Shalva Papuashvili said on Thursday in response to the information on the de facto authorities in the Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region planning to hold a referendum on joining the Russian Federation.
The illegitimate presidential elections in Georgia’s Russian-occupied region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), and a referendum for the region to join the Russian Federation, were on Friday called a “sham” by United States Senator Chris Coons.
NATO does not recognise the legitimacy of the elections which took place on Sunday in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), Javier Colomina, the NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said on Monday.
France considers “illegal and void” the elections held by de facto authorities in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) on Sunday, the Embassy of France in Georgia said on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on Monday condemned the second round of the so-called “Presidential elections” held on Sunday in the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, pointing out the “illegal action” violated the fundamental principles and norms of the international law and Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.
Georgian president Salome Zourabichvili on Monday welcomed her country’s “close partnership” during her first working visit to Moldova, the presidential administration said.