Deputy FM highlights “aggravated” security, humanitarian situation in occupied territories ahead of Geneva Discussions
He also pointed out his Government had “no trust” in, and did not recognise, the investigation into the case by the de facto authorities in occupied Tskhinvali. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia on Tuesday said the 59th round of the Geneva International Discussions - the platform that addresses security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict - would focus on the “aggravation” of the security and humanitarian situation in the country’s Russian-occupied territories.
In his remarks over the Discussions, set to be held on Wednesday, Darsalia noted one of the main issues on the agenda would be the killing of the Georgian citizen Tamaz Ginturi by Russian-controlled occupation forces in territory adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region earlier this month.
Unfortunately, the security and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories is complicated. Therefore, this round will not be easy. Unfortunately, we do not expect, as always, that the topics will be discussed easily”, he said.
The Georgian diplomat placed “all responsibility” for the circumstances in the territories on Russia and called for the perpetrators of Ginturi’s killing to be punished.
He also pointed out his Government had “no trust” in, and did not recognise, the investigation into the case by the de facto authorities in occupied Tskhinvali.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the Georgian population living in the country’s occupied territories were “victims of severe human rights violations” at the 30th Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament that “strongly” condemned the abduction and killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by the Russian occupying forces earlier this month.
The United States Mission to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday said the killing of Georgian citizen Tamaz Ginturi by Russian-controlled occupation forces earlier this month was a “reminder on how Russia’s continued occupation of Georgia’s territory impacts the people of Georgia”.
A Georgian citizen has died following an attempt of illegal arrest by Russian-controlled occupation forces near a village adjacent to the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region in central Georgia, with another Georgian national detained, the State Security Service said on Monday.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday said the killing of a Georgian citizen in the Russian-occupied Gali district of Abkhazia was another “deplorable fact” showing the “severity” of the occupation.