Newly appointed EU Monitoring Mission Head visits occupation line in central Georgia
The Council of the EU appointed Boughani, a commissioned officer of the French National Gendarmerie who held senior positions within the United Nations and the French Interior Ministry, to the position last month, the EUMM in Georgia noted. Photo: EUMM twitter
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Bettina Patricia Boughani, the newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, on Wednesday visited the central Georgian village of Odzisi to observe the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country.
In their social media post, the Mission said Boughani observed “borderisation elements” which were having a “detrimental impact” on the local population's ability of free movement.
The Council of the EU appointed Boughani, a commissioned officer of the French National Gendarmerie who held senior positions within the United Nations and the French Interior Ministry, to the position last month, the EUMM in Georgia noted.
The new Mission Head was previously involved in peacekeeping “in sensitive political and security contexts” and was Police Commissioner in the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali.
The newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia Bettina Patricia Boughani on Saturday arrived in Tbilisi to assume her duties, the EUMM in Georgia said.
Dimitrios Karabalis, the head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, on Tuesday responded to the 15th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war by saying “consequences of armed conflicts are long-lasting, and the road to reconciliation and recovery can be challenging”.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, the head of the Georgian mission to the European Union, on Wednesday said the European Commission’s granting of “European perspective” to Georgia was “one of the most significant” achievements of the country’s foreign policy.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said the European Union Monitoring Mission - which observes developments adjacent to the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) - was a “symbol of the close cooperation” and “strong support” from “our European friends”.