Ukraine initiated the consideration of the Georgian question in the UN security Council
Ukraine initiated the consideration of the Georgian question in the UN security Council
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Ukraine urged the Russian Federation to withdraw its military units from the occupied territory of Georgia to ensure the establishment of international mechanisms of security in Abkhazia.
The Ukrainian delegation initiated consideration in the UN security Council the situation in Georgia in connection with the decision of the Russian Federation to create a United group of forces in Abkhazia.
This was announced by permanent representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko, reports LB.ua.
“In connection with signing by the President of the Russian Federation law on ratification of the so-called Deal with the regime of Sukhumi on establishment of the joint group of troops, on 6 December, the delegation of Ukraine initiated the consideration of the UN Security Council the situation in Georgia,” – said Yelchenko.
He also said that during consultations of Ukrainian and other delegations condemned the actions of Russia, which are an attempt to legitimize the illegal stationing of Russian troops in the occupied territory of Georgia. The representative of Ukraine said that the Russian side grossly violates its international obligations, in particular in accordance with the agreement on ceasefire of August 12, 2008.
“In addition, Ukraine urged Russia to withdraw its military units from the occupied territory of Georgia to ensure the establishment of international mechanisms of security in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region and the restoration of the territorial integrity of Georgia,” – said Yelchenko.
According to him, the Ukrainian delegation invited the members of the security Council to take elements to the press which consisted of two positions. First, the Security Council considered the situation in Georgia and the second member of the security Council reaffirmed full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders.
“At the same time, the Russian delegation has blocked such a proposal (elements to the press were adopted by consensus in the Security Council), thus once again confirming the lack of respect for the principles of the UN Charter,” – said Vladimir Yelchenko.
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Recall that in January 2016 the international criminal court began investigating war crimes during the Russian-Georgian armed conflict in 2008.
The pre-trial division allowed the Prosecutor to start the investigation of crimes committed in the Georgian region of South Ossetia from 1 July to 10 October 2008.
In October 2015, the Prosecutor of the International criminal court in the Hague, Fatou Bensouda, requested permission to start investigating possible war crimes in the Russian-Georgian war in 2008.
Bensouda was a testimony that “the de facto authorities of South Ossetia” killed 113 ethnic Georgians during the forced eviction of the breakaway Republic. According to the Prosecutor, during the campaign evicted about 18.5 thousand people, destroyed about five thousand homes.
Bensouda also noted that the curators of the eviction and killings of Georgians, probably, was the Russian military.
As you know, in 2008, around the armed conflict in South Ossetia appeared the Russian-Georgian conflict. Russia invaded the country to support separatist groups. Russian troops bombed Georgian cities, ports and military installations. After the occupation of Georgia by Russian troops and ethnic cleansing of Georgian villages around South Ossetia with international mediators had reached a cease-fire.