20 November 2024,   09:21
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"Occupation by Russia of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Regions turned into territories where murder and torture remains unpunished" - Ambassador of Georgia to the United Nations


The main topics of the Georgian Ambassador"s speech at the UN Security Council session were the situation in the occupied territories of Georgia and the murder of Archil Tatunashvili. At the next meeting of the Council where the peacekeeping operations of the organization were discussed, Kakha Imnadze emphasized the difficult situation in the occupied territories by Russia in the absence of comprehensive monitoring of the situation.

"Russia"s occupation turned Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions of Georgia into territories where murder and torture remain unpunished.On February 22, the murder of a civilian Archil Tatunashvili was committed but his body was handed over to the Georgian side only a few days ago, and medical examination revealed evidence of his torture A UN peacekeeping mission in Georgia, which was stopped by veto of one of the members of the Council, created the vacuum of the international presence in Georgia"s occupied regions, and turned the territories into black holes in the human rights field, as the situation shows there is the need for international security such as envisaged by the ceasefire agreement signed between Georgia and Russia.The negotiations on this subject are still suspended, "- Kakha Imnadze said.

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