Speech Brief
UK Government States Support for Georgian Sovereignty and Condemns Occupation
Key points
- The United Kingdom calls on Russia to withdraw forces, reverse recognition of the regions, and allow human rights monitors.
- The United Kingdom supports the adoption of the resolution and continued monitoring by OHCHR.
TL;DR
- The United Kingdom states that Russian occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has lasted for 18 years, defied international law, and denied ethnic Georgians human rights.
Original text
Mr President, The UK thanks Georgia for presenting this resolution again. We reaffirm our support to Georgian sovereignty and self-determination and recognise that for 18 long years Georgian territory has been occupied by an aggressor state. Russia’s unlawful occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has defied international law and denied ethnic Georgians their basic human rights. This occupation must end. We call on...
Keywords
- Occupation
- Sovereignty
- Resolution
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