Parliament official calls for “growing” int’l pressure on Russia following land transfer in occupied Abkhazia
Beraia’s comments followed an illegal transfer of territory in the Bichvinta resort town in occupied Abkhazia to Russia this week. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Irakli Beraia, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Defence and Security Committee, on Wednesday said a “growing” international pressure must be applied on Russia to end its occupation of the country’s regions.
Beraia’s comments followed an illegal transfer of territory in the Bichvinta resort town in occupied Abkhazia to Russia this week.
“The illegal decision by the Abkhaz so-called authorities to transfer Georgia’s land and assets in Bichvinta to Russia is appalling, and a continuation of annexation steps by Russian occupiers. Growing international pressure must be applied on Russia to leave. Occupation will end. Georgia’s lands and assets will never become Russian”, Beraia said in a social media message.
Illegal decision by Abkhaz so-called authorities 2 transfer ???????? land/assets in Bichvinta 2 RF is appalling & continuation of annexation steps by Russian occupiers. Growing intl pressure must be applied on RUS 2 leave. Occupation will end. ???????? lands/assets will never become Russian.
— Irakli Beraia (@IrakliBeraiaMP) December 27, 2023
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the ratification of the transfer by the de facto parliament of the regime as “another illegal act” recorded as part of the occupation.
Foreign office slams transfer of territory in occupied Abkhazia to Russia as “another illegal act”
The foreign office said the development was a “continuation of the policy of occupation” of “indivisible” regions of Georgia by Russia, which it said “grossly violates the fundamental principles of international law”.
Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani on Wednesday condemned the ratification of the transfer to Russia of Bichvinta holiday retreat in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region as “disturbing”.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned the ratification of the transfer to Russia of Bichvinta holiday retreat in the country’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region by the de facto parliament of the regime as “another illegal act” recorded as part of the occupation.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, on Wednesday “strongly” condemned the illegal transfer of territory in the Bichvinta resort town in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region to Russia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday responded to the recent decision of the de facto authorities in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia region to transfer 186 hectares of territory in the Bichvinta resort town to Russia on a 49-year lease by saying that “not only Bichvinta, but the entire Abkhazia and Samachablo (Tskhinvali/South Ossetia region) have been temporarily occupied by Russia”.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday reacted to a fire in National Gallery in the capital city of Sokhumi in the country’s Russian-occupied north-western Abkhazia region by placing the blame on “neglect” of cultural heritage in the region by the de facto authorities and Russian occupation forces.