Georgian MFA: holding elections in Abkhazia “futile attempt” to legitimise occupation
The ministry has further appealed to the international community to “duly assess” the illegal actions aimed against Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Holding the so-called parliamentary elections in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region is a “futile attempt” to legitimise the illegal occupation of the Georgian territories, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Holding the so-called elections in Abkhazia violates the norms and principles of international law, the Ministry said, asserting the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) were “indivisible” regions of Georgia.
Holding so-called parliamentary elections in #Abkhazia represents a violation of the norms& principles of international law& is another futile attempt to legitimize the illegal occupation of 2 indivisible regions of????????.
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) March 12, 2022
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The Georgian MFA has also called on Russia to respect its international commitments, fulfil the European Union-mediated August 2008 ceasefire agreement, and withdraw its recognition of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent states.
The ministry has further appealed to the international community to “duly assess” the illegal actions aimed against Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The de facto authorities of occupied Abkhazia held so-called parliamentary elections in the region on Saturday.