The Foreign Minister says that Georgia"s territorial integrity is recognized by the civilized world," the statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs several minutes ago. He responded to Vladimir Putin"s statement yesterday.
It is about Vladimir Putin"s statement, where he said that Georgia was a province of Russia. Putin insists that Georgia is an occupier and it occupied Abkhazia. According to him, Georgians conducted "genocide in Ossetia.

"Davit Zalkaliani says that such statements from Russia are not surprising.
"We have heard such statements many times from the Russian authorities. This is a tendency to distort historical facts when we are talking about history, the history of Georgia has not started since the 18th century and since the 19th century, there are many facts about Georgia"s centuries-long history and these facts indicate that Georgia"s territorial integrity, including Abkhazia and Tskhinvali has century-long historical recognition.
"As for the government, it should do everything possible to resolve the conflict taking steps aimed at de-escalation, de-occupation. Our position has not changed and this is to say that the territorial integrity is recognized by the international community, "- said Deputy Foreign Minister.