Japan, Germany and Denmark join statements over Russia-Georgia war
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The Foreign Ministries of Germany, Japan and Denmark joined the world countries which have commemorated the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and condemned Russia’s illegal actions on historic Georgian lands.
On the 10th anniversary of outbreak of conflict in Georgia’s occupied regions of Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and Abkhazia in August 2008, Japan expresses deep condolences to the victims and their relatives of this conflict, and repeatedly confirms its consistent position that peaceful resolution of the conflict in these regions in line with the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders is essential for the peace and stability of the country and the entire South Caucasus region,” the Japan Foreign Ministry says.
The Foreign Ministry says that Japan opposes any attempts to change Georgia’s internationally recognized borders.
The German Foreign Ministry reports that the Federal Republic of Germany supports Georgia’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.
The unilateral recognition of the breakaway Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the Russian Federation and four other states is unacceptable,” reads the statement.
Germany backs the efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict within the framework of the Geneva International Discussions, which remain the "cornerstone of the international mediation efforts”.
We urge Russia to meet its obligations under the agreements of 12 August and 8 September 2008 in full,” German Foreign Ministry says.
In an official twitter Denmark "regrets the lack of respect” for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity still 10 years after the Russian invasion.
On the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war the office of the United Nations Secretary-General has released a statement, in which the Secretary-General recalls the necessity of resolving this and other protracted conflicts in Europe.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland says in her statement on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war that Canada will continue to work with its international partners to hold Russia accountable for its ‘deplorable and unlawful behaviour’.
The US Embassy to Georgia says in its statement on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war that Georgians displaced by the war have never been able to return to their homes, and residents of the occupied territories have been cut off from the country’s remarkable economic and political progress of the past decade.
Top Georgian officials, the foreign ministers of Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine have commemorated the Russia-Georgia 2008 war on its 10th anniversary and spoke about the fatal consequences of the short but violent war.
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili awarded doctors of Gori Military Hospital who showed bravery during the Russia-Georgia August 2008 war with the order of honour.
The French government has called on Russia to fulfill the 2008 ceasefire agreement with Georgia and withdraw its forces from Georgian territory, the Embassy of France in Georgia has reported.
The United Nations Security Council has discussed the situation in the occupied territories of Georgia and a conflict resolution at a closed meeting held on August 8, 2018, under the chairmanship of Great Britain, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has called upon Russia to withdraw its forces from historic Georgian lands while making a statement on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war. Bakhtadze also stated that Russian aggression, the occupation of Georgian territories, human losses, tens of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people "are open wounds” for every single citizen of Georgia.
Japan has decided to ease visa requirements for Georgian citizens to promote people to people connections and deepen relations between the two countries.
The Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport says that a new elective course ‘Defence and Security’ will be introduced for 10th-graders in several Georgian public schools as a pilot project. The course will be taught by servicemen.
The Danish Ministry for Immigration, Integration and Housing says that the number of Georgian asylum seekers has decreased in the country due to the efforts of the Georgian Dream government.