Norwegian Ambassador: Norway does not recognise so-called elections in occupied Abkhazia
On Sunday, the Ambassador reiterated her support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders on Twitter.Photo:MFA
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Norway refuses to recognise the so-called parliamentary elections held in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, Helene Sand Andresen, Ambassador of Norway to Georgia and Armenia, said.
On Sunday, the Ambassador reiterated her support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders on Twitter.
Norway does not recognize the so-called parliamentary elections in the Georgian region of Abkhazia. I would like to reiterate our unwavering support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, within its internationally recognized borders.
— Helene Sand Andresen (@SandAndresen) March 13, 2022
The de facto authorities of the Russian-occupied Abkhazia held so-called parliamentary elections on Saturday.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry called the elections a “futile attempt to legitimise the illegal occupation” of the country’s territories, calling on Russia to withdraw its 2008 recognition of the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions as independent states.
Carl Hartzell, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, said the EU did not recognise the legal framework of the so-called parliamentary elections that took place in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region on March 12.
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.
Norway has pledged a multi-annual contribution of approximately €3.75 million to the Council of Europe’s new Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023, announces the Council of Europe Office in Georgia.
Ambassador Designate of the Kingdom of Norway to Georgia Helene Sand Andresen has arrived in Tbilisi yesterday to present copies of her credentials to Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan said on Monday it does not recognise the so-called parliamentary elections held in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region on Saturday, or the results of the ballot.
NATO does not recognise the legitimacy of the elections held on Saturday in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of Abkhazia, Javier Colomina, The NATO Secretary General Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said on Monday.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday praised the role of Tbilisi as a “regional diplomatic hub” as Norway unveiled its embassy in Georgia’s capital.
Anniken Huitfeldt, the foreign minister of Norway, on Monday said Georgia had taken “important steps” in terms of democratisation and good governance, and expressed her desire to see the process continue.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Zurab Beridze, the country’s newly appointed Ambassador to Norway, on Monday discussed the existing cooperation and prospects for closer partnership between the two states.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday discussed current ties and prospects for further strengthening the bilateral cooperation with Norway in a meeting with the country’s newly appointed Ambassador Bergljot Hovland.
The “fruitful” cooperation between the defence ministries of Georgia and Norway was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and Bergljot Hovland, the newly appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the country.