NATO Sec Gen: Russia’s plans for base in occupied Abkhazia violate Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity
In his remarks that follow reports on plans for the base for the Russian navy, Stoltenberg stressed the alliance “strongly supported” Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. Photo: NATO
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said Russia’s plans to establish a permanent naval military base in the city of Ochamchire in Georgia’s Russian-occupied north-western region of Abkhazia violated the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.
In his remarks that follow reports on plans for the base for the Russian navy, Stoltenberg stressed the alliance “strongly supported” Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Of course, we don't accept that these breakaway territories can be used by Russia to establish military bases. This just once again violates the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and it demonstrates how far Russia is willing to go to achieve their military goals in Ukraine”, Stoltenberg said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili early October called Russia’s plans a “continuation of the occupation”.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said “any action” carried out in Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories was “completely unacceptable”, in response to reports that said the Kremlin had decided to transfer ships of its Black Sea Fleet from Ukraine’s occupied Crimea peninsula to the port of the city of Ochamchire in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia region.
Victor Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Mission to NATO, on Saturday stressed the importance of gaining the support of “friends and colleagues” in the Alliance “as much as possible” amid Russia’s “increased pressure” on the occupied territories of Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday called Russia’s plans to deploy a permanent naval military base in the Russian-occupied north-western Abkhazia region’s city of Ochamchire - a continuation of the occupation.
The Georgian foreign office on Thursday said it was “concerned” by Moscow’s plans to deploy a permanent naval military base in the Russian-occupied north-western Abkhazia region’s city of Ochamchire.
Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration was discussed on Monday in a meeting between Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Defence and Security Committee of the Georgian Parliament, and Alexander Vinnikov, the Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia.
Pia Kauma, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, on Wednesday expressed her support for the democratic and economic development of Georgia by saying the country played an “important role in regional stability”.