Georgia Promises Not To Attack Russian “Occupants”

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced that Georgia will never use force to restore control over its breakaway provinces Abkhazia and South Ossetia, whose independence was recognized by Russia after the 2008 Russia-Georgia war over South Ossetia. In his address to the European Parliament, Saakashvili said Georgia was ready for “unilateral initiative to declare that Georgia will never use force to roll back the Russian occupation and restore control over the occupied areas.” Russia’s Foreign Ministry responded that the pledge can be “perceived seriously” only if it “is put on paper” and when “it becomes legally binding.”


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