On the anniversary of Georgia's war with Russia, Georgia's Ministry of Defence points to the expansion of Russia occupation in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali

EUROPEAN PRAVDA — SUNDAY, 7 AUGUST 2022, 18:27 

On the 14th anniversary of the Russian-Georgian war, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia called on Russia to "stop illegal actions", to implement the 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement and withdraw the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from the occupied territories of Georgia.

Source: statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by News-Georgia, reported by European Pravda

"On the 14th anniversary of the occupation, Russia does not fulfil the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, and expands its illegal control of the occupied regions," the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia states.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that with its actions, Russia "is undermining the security, human rights and humanitarian situation on the ground and is trying to isolate the people living in the occupied territories from the rest of Georgia and the international community."

The ministry calls on Moscow to change the illegal decision to recognise the occupied territories [as Georgian].

The agency emphasises that for 14 years, Russian forces have continued the building of barbed wire fences and other artificial barriers along the occupation line, illegal detentions and kidnappings.

"Violation of fundamental human rights in Georgia’s Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, ethnic discrimination and the violation of the right of hundreds of thousands of IDPs and refugees to return to their homes in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia continues to be a heavy humanitarian burden of Russia’s illegal occupation," the ministry said in the statement.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia notes that during all these years, Russia has prevented the access of international human rights organisations and the entry of the EU Monitoring Mission to the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, for its part, declared its strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and demanded the liberation of Georgia’s occupied territories.

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