Georgian Foreign Minister extends gratitude to “all supporters” of Georgia in passing UN resolution on IDPs
Darchiashvili reacted to the passing of the resolution by the UN General Assembly on Twitter, noting it had been sponsored by 61 countries and supported by 95 states from various regions of the world. Photo: Foreign Ministry.
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili has extended his gratitude to “all supporters” of the country who contributed to the passing of the United Nations resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions on Wednesday.
Darchiashvili reacted to the passing of the resolution by the UN General Assembly on Twitter, noting it had been sponsored by 61 countries and supported by 95 states from various regions of the world.
UNGA once again passed the resolution co-sponsored by 61& supported by 95 countries, reaffirming the right of all IDPs & refugees& their descendants to return to their homes in Russia-occupied Abkhazia & Tskhinvali regions of????????. We thank all supporters of this humanitarian cause.
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) June 8, 2022
The resolution affirmed the right of IDPs from the two regions to return to their homes “in safety and dignity”, regardless of ethnicity, and also emphasised the need to respect and protect their property rights and reaffirmed the “unacceptability” of forced demographic changes
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees from the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions of Georgia.
The ongoing Russian occupation of Georgian territories has been called the “biggest challenge” among those facing the country by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who on Friday addressed a discussion held at the Global Security Forum in Bratislava.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will deliver a speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 24 in which he will make a special focus on the challenges Georgia and the whole region face, Georgian FM David Zalkaliani stated earlier today. Garibashvili will visit the US between September 20-25 and will also hold high level meetings on the sidelines of the international event, Zalkaliani said.
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on Georgian IDPs and refugees from the Russia-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions, co-sponsored by 54 states. The resolution was passed with 84 votes in favour, 13 against and 78 abstention.
The United States representative at the United Nations on Wednesday called on Russia to cease its recognition of independence of Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions and fulfil its obligations under the 2008 ceasefire agreement.