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So-called Presidential elections in Georgia바카라 사이트™s Abkhazia region on 15 February: joint statement to the OSCE

The UK, Canada, Iceland and Norway underline non-recognition of the illegal so-called Presidential elections in Georgia's Abkhazia region on 15 February 2025.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Neil Holland
Published
27 February 2025
Location:
Vienna
Delivered on:
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Neil Holland

Thank you, Mr Chair. I am delivering this statement on behalf of Canada, Iceland, Norway, and my own country the United Kingdom.

We were concerned to hear of the illegal so-called Presidential elections in Georgia바카라 사이트™s Abkhazia region on 15 February 2025.  We do not recognise the legitimacy of these elections.

We reaffirm our full support for Georgia바카라 사이트™s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. We continue to call on the Russian Federation to reverse its recognition of the so-called independence of Georgia바카라 사이트™s Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.

We call upon the Russian Federation to immediately fulfil its obligation under the EU-mediated ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008 to withdraw its forces to pre-conflict positions, fulfil its commitments to allow unfettered access for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and cease all borderisation tactics.

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Published 27 February 2025