Russia-occupied Tskhinvali region to temporarily close so-called ‘border’ today
The so-called “border” will reopen at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27. Photo: NIno Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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The crossing-point that connects the Russian occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region with the rest of Georgia will close at 8 p.m. today, as Tskhinvali is celebrating the 11th anniversary of Russia’s recognition of its “independence”.
The “security committee” of the occupied region announced earlier this week that the so-called “border” will reopen at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27.
- Russia recognised the independence of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions on August 26, following five-day the Russo-Georgia war.
- As of today, only five countries recognise the independence of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali including Russia, Venezuela, Nauru, Nicaragua and Syria.
- The rest of the international community says that the regions are occupied by Russia and urge the country to withdraw its troops from Georgian territory.
De facto leaderships of two Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) have decided to close the so-called border with the rest of Georgia to “avoid the spread of H1NI,” the flu which has claimed 15 lives in Georgia.
The de-facto government of the Russia-occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia has stated the ‘border’ with Georgia will be closed for several days, due to the upcoming 11th ‘anniversary’ of its ‘independence’, when it was recognized by Russia in 2008.
The de-facto authorities of Georgia's occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region have announced a temporary closing of the "border crossing" locations between the region and the Georgian-controlled territory starting on Tuesday evening.
The Georgian State Security says that the temporary closure of the so-called border between Georgia and the country’s occupied region of Abkhazia by de facto authorities is an illegal restriction of the right of movement of locals, which isolates them and complicates their livelihoods.
“The so-called ‘presidential elections’ are yet another futile attempt to legalise ethnic cleansing, ongoing illegal occupation and factual annexation in the region of Abkhazia”, Georgian Foreign Ministry stated.
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili condemned the so-called 'presidential elections' in the Russian-occupied region of Abkhazia in a statement on Monday, stating the Georgian government was joined by its international partners in not accepting the vote.