Ambassadors informed of recent developments in occupied regions
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Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Davit Dondua introduced the diplomatic corps to the recent developments in the Russian occupied regions of Georgia, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Dondua told the ambassadors how Georgians living on the Abhazian territory are facing ethnic discrimination as the de-facto officials have decided to give resident permits to them - a type of a document that is usually given to foreigners or immigrants.
Dundua said this provocative step is against the fundamental rights of Georgians on their own piece of land that strengthens Russia’s annexation policy. Photo by MFA Georgia
Talking about the recent developments along the occupation line, Dondua said the human rights situation in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali has been grossly violated as the Russian occupation forces keep on illegally placing new so-called border signs.
Last week Russian occupation forces deployed in central Georgia have moved the occupation line further into Georgian territory. This step saw about 10 more hectares of Georgian soil in the heart of the country now become occupied by Russia.
Thanking foreign diplomats for their support towards Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, Deputy Foreign Minister Dondua said the Government of Georgia is doing their best to peacefully solve the conflict.
Georgia’s Reconciliation Minister Ketevan Tsikhelashvili made a statement concerning the importance of the peaceful resolution of conflicts and stressed Georgia faces not a banner erected by occupants, but serious forces behind the banners.
Georgia’s Minister of Reconciliation and Civil Equality Ketevan Tsikhelashvili says that Russia’s actions on the Georgian soil are not a creeping occupation, rather "it is a very open and dynamic occupation process.”
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has said that the occupation has always been and still remains the number one issue for the Georgian government.
Students have spent an overnight near the occupation line between Georgia and its Russian occupied region of Tshinvali (South Ossetia).
The Russian occupation of Georgian territories and recent acts of land-grabbing were discussed at the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) yesterday.
A group of Georgian citizens have gathered near the occupation line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region from the rest of Georgia today.
United States (US) Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly has travelled to the occupation line where an illegal "border” marked by the Russian troops separates Georgian farmers from their agricultural lands.