The News in Brief
Friday, April 8, 2022
Prepared by Liza Mchedlidze
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Denounces so-called Elections in Tskhinvali Region
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia released a statement condemning the so-called presidential elections taking place in the occupied Tskhinvali region with 5 candidates participating in it. According to the ministry, this is another illegal act of the Russian Federation against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
“It is completely against to the norms and principles of international law. Such provocative actions are aimed at legitimizing the illegal occupation of Georgian regions and ethnic cleansing of Georgians,” the statement said.
According to them, in the conditions of illegal occupation of two inseparable regions of Georgia, the so-called elections will not have any legal effect. Also, the so-called referendum announced in occupied Tskhinvali will not have a legal effect.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the Russian Federation to respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, to fulfill its international obligations, including the EU-brokered ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008, and to reverse the illegal decision to recognize the so-called independence of the occupied territories.
“We call on the international community to properly assess and respond effectively to the Russian Federation's illegal move to undermine Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement said.
EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell releases statement condemning so-called elections in Tskhinvali
EU Ambassador to Georgia, H.E. Carl Hartzell said in a statement released that the EU does not recognize the so-called elections in occupied Tskhinvali and continues to support Georgia's territorial integrity.
“The European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which the so-called presidential elections are taking place in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia today.
We continue to support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and to pursue our policy of non-recognition and engagement, including through the EU Special Representative and the EU Monitoring Mission,” reads the statement.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Denounces so-called Elections in Tskhinvali Region
“It is completely against to the norms and principles of international law. Such provocative actions are aimed at legitimizing the illegal occupation of Georgian regions and ethnic cleansing of Georgians,” the statement said.
According to them, in the conditions of illegal occupation of two inseparable regions of Georgia, the so-called elections will not have any legal effect. Also, the so-called referendum announced in occupied Tskhinvali will not have a legal effect.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the Russian Federation to respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, to fulfill its international obligations, including the EU-brokered ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008, and to reverse the illegal decision to recognize the so-called independence of the occupied territories.
“We call on the international community to properly assess and respond effectively to the Russian Federation's illegal move to undermine Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement said.
EU Ambassador Carl Hartzell releases statement condemning so-called elections in Tskhinvali
“The European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework in which the so-called presidential elections are taking place in the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia today.
We continue to support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and to pursue our policy of non-recognition and engagement, including through the EU Special Representative and the EU Monitoring Mission,” reads the statement.