18 May 2024,   08:48
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Creeping Occupation - Politicians, experts and international organizations gather to discuss the issue

Occupied territories will be discussed at the meeting organized by the "Konrad  Adenauer Foundation", "Atlantic Council" and the Security Council of Georgia Independent Experts, Chairman of the National Security Council Davit Rakviashvili, politicians, experts and the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Cooperation will paricipate in the meeting. According to Ketevan Tsikhelashvili, after the Russian occupation line was movced, the Georgian side strongly expressed its position.

"The Georgian side has very strongly stated its position saying that barricades construction on the territory of Georgia is unacceptable, " - Ketevan Tsikhelashvili said.

Batu Kutelia, vice president of the Atlantic Council of Georgia, says Russia continues to pressure Georgia with provocative steps.

"The task of this pressure is to cause social, political and economic destabilization in Georgia, in order not to make us refute our European choice ," - Batu Kutelia said.

He believes that the country needs to develop a strategy against occupation.

Expert of defense and former defense minister, Tinatin Khidasheli thinks that the whole Georgia should oppose occupation and agree on the common position.

Benjamin Fricke, a representative of the " Konrad Adenauer Foundation", says that uniform discussion of all spheres is necessary for the issue of reversal of the administrative boundary.

"Russia still violates the agreement reached in 2008, so it is important that the" Adenauer Foundation "will create a platform where it will be discussed whether there is a long-term strategy to prevent such facts," -said Benjamin Fricke.

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