"I would like to emphasize that Georgia lost less territory in the 2008 war, than with the creeping occupation since 2012," - said Paata Davitaia, the leader of Georgia"s European Democrats while commenting on the statement, made by the Georgian Health Minister.

Non-parliamentary opposition members are concerned about Sergeenko"s statement.

"I would like to remind him that there are no boundaries under the constitution of Georgia with the so-called South Ossetia and according to the constitution there is no Autonomous District of South Ossetia, it is abolished . The entire territory is a part of Georgia and in reality, the Russian Federation occupies Georgian territory and it is absurd to justify it with the situation of 2008,"- said Paata Davtiaia.
Nikoloz Vashakidze, the founder of " New Unity for Georgia" evaluates Davit Sergeenko"s statement as well.
" If entering Georgian territory, borderization is not a creeping occupation, it would be difficult to imagine " Georgian Dream"s" leaders" view regarding sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Georgian Dream"s heads, "Nikoloz Vashakidze said.