State Security Service confirms illegal ‘borderisation’ activities resumed near occupation line

Russian occupation forces have resumed illegal ‘borderisation’ activities near the central Georgian village of Khurvaleti, adjacent to the country’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Wednesday.

The body said forces under the de facto occupation authorities were  installing metal poles and wires alongside the administrative line marking the separation of the region from the rest of the country. 

The Service added it had activated the dedicated hotline used for incidents along the administrative boundary and alerted the European Union Monitoring Mission and Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions - a platform for facilitating talks between the Georgian Government and de facto authorities - of the development.

The resumption of the illegal activities will also be “sharply raised” at the next scheduled meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism - another platform designed to facilitate communication between the de facto authorities in the occupied regions and Georgian officials - and at the Geneva Discussions, the body added.