The Ambassador of the US to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says that the Georgian Government has behaved very responsibly when it comes to its own territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region.

“We think that the Georgian Government has behaved very responsibly when it comes to its own territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region, and we have, of course, been steadfast supporters of Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.

At this moment there is an EU monitoring mission on the ground in Georgia, as you’re well aware. And the OSCE also participates in something called incident response and prevention mechanisms on the administrative boundary lines of both Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region, and so we continue to monitor the situation”, - said Michael Carpenter.