Abkhazia De Facto FM: Georgia Must Repeal Law on Occupied Territories

Georgia should repeal the “Law on Occupied Territories.” The so-called Foreign Minister of occupied Abkhazia, Oleg Bartsits, stated this in an interview with Russian media. “The statements of the Georgian leadership that they want to improve relations with their main neighbors – Abkhazia, South Ossetia and the Russian Federation – do not remain outside our attention, but practical confirmation and real steps are needed,” Bartsits said. […]

Abkhazia De Facto FM: Georgia Must Repeal Law on Occupied Territories

Abkhazia’s newly appointed de facto foreign minister, Oleg Bartsits, says Georgia must abolish the law on occupied territories and sign an agreement with Abkhazia and Tskhinvali on the non-use of force. The de facto minister told Russian state-controlled media TASS that the Georgian leadership’s statements about improving relations with Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region and Russia do not pass their attention, but added that “practical confirmat…