Friday, August 24, 2012

Israel Recognizes Georgian "Neutral Travel Documents"

Israel has recognized the "neutral travel documents" issued by Georgia for residents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the "occupied territories" of Georgia, the office of the Georgian State Minister for Reintegration said on Thursday, which welcomes the decision of the Israeli authorities. According to Georgian authorities, neutral travel documents and neutral identity cards are documents of a humanitarian nature, allowing residents of the territories to receive social services and the opportunity of free movement abroad. Currently, these documents are recognized by Japan, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, USA, Bulgaria, Poland and Israel. Hundreds of such documents have been issued.

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