The News in Brief
Friday, September 27, 2024
Prepared by Messenger Staff
Abkhazia's Occupation Regime Urges Irakli Kobakhidze to Sign Non-Use of Force Agreement and Recognize Abkhaz Independence
The de facto government of Abkhazia has appealed to Irakli Kobakhidze, the Georgian Prime Minister, urging him to sign a document on the non-use of force and officially recognize Abkhazia as an independent state. This appeal comes in response to a recent statement made by Kobakhidze during his speech at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly.
In his address, Kobakhidze spoke directly to the people of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali regions, stating:
"I would like to use this opportunity and address our people on the other side of the occupation line, in the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. All our steps are aimed at helping our people, and one day we, together with our children, can live together in a happy, united, and developed Georgia."
The de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia criticized this statement, referring to it as "rhetoric" that has been repeated by the Georgian leadership "many times in the same mythical terms."
The ministry went on to state:
"We believe that if the government of Georgia continues with the same spirit, we will not achieve positive results in overcoming the past. We once again call on Georgia to sign a legally binding document on the non-use of force and to recognize the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign and independent state."
Transparency International - Georgia Files Lawsuit Against Anti-Corruption Bureau's Decision
Transparency International - Georgia has filed an administrative lawsuit with the Tbilisi City Court, seeking to annul the recent decision issued by the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Razhden Kuprashvili. The lawsuit challenges the Bureau's September 24 decision, which classified TI Georgia, its director Eka Gigauri, as well as the organization Choose Europe and its director Khatuna Lagazidze and co-founders, as entities with declared electoral goals.
TI Georgia argues that the decision to label them as electoral entities was entirely unfounded and illegal. In their statement, the organization noted: "The monitoring organization Transparency International - Georgia and its executive director, Eka Gigauri, were completely baselessly and illegally considered entities with declared election goals, and relevant regulations were issued to them."
Along with the lawsuit, TI Georgia also filed a petition with the court, requesting the suspension of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's decision until the dispute is resolved. The organization hopes to prevent the decision's enforcement while the case is ongoing.
Abkhazia's Occupation Regime Urges Irakli Kobakhidze to Sign Non-Use of Force Agreement and Recognize Abkhaz Independence
In his address, Kobakhidze spoke directly to the people of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali regions, stating:
"I would like to use this opportunity and address our people on the other side of the occupation line, in the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions. All our steps are aimed at helping our people, and one day we, together with our children, can live together in a happy, united, and developed Georgia."
The de facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia criticized this statement, referring to it as "rhetoric" that has been repeated by the Georgian leadership "many times in the same mythical terms."
The ministry went on to state:
"We believe that if the government of Georgia continues with the same spirit, we will not achieve positive results in overcoming the past. We once again call on Georgia to sign a legally binding document on the non-use of force and to recognize the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign and independent state."
Transparency International - Georgia Files Lawsuit Against Anti-Corruption Bureau's Decision
TI Georgia argues that the decision to label them as electoral entities was entirely unfounded and illegal. In their statement, the organization noted: "The monitoring organization Transparency International - Georgia and its executive director, Eka Gigauri, were completely baselessly and illegally considered entities with declared election goals, and relevant regulations were issued to them."
Along with the lawsuit, TI Georgia also filed a petition with the court, requesting the suspension of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's decision until the dispute is resolved. The organization hopes to prevent the decision's enforcement while the case is ongoing.