jesuitsdidit
16-06-2009, 06:16 PM
Georgia has slammed Russia's move to veto an extension of the UN observers' mandate in Abkhazia, saying it could spark unrest.jWW3-igniting-type unrest?
http://www.presstv.ir/classic/Detail.aspx?id=98266§ionid=351020606
Georgia in fear of UN withdrawal
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:40:24 GMT
Georgia has slammed Russia's move to veto an extension of the UN observers' mandate in Abkhazia, saying it could spark unrest.
"By ending UNOMIG Russia removed the international community's final instrument designed for maintaining peace and stability in Abkhazia, Georgia," the Georgian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement published on the ministry's website accused Russia and Abkhaz militia of terrorizing the local population, and committing crimes against humanity.
It went on stress that Moscow was pushing to legitimize its "occupation" of Abkhazia by the veto, after the 'impartial' observing forces were withdrawn.
“Russia's veto will be conducive to increased instability and further human rights violations in the occupied Georgian regions, as the last international instrument to check the uncontrolled Russian military presence in the occupied Georgian regions has been removed.”
"Russia does not need witnesses to register the results of ethnic cleansing, Russia does not need monitors and observers to register their daily crimes and Russia does not need any international presence because Russia is in principle against international law," Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said at a press conference.
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) mission in the country effectively ended after 16 years, following the veto early on Tuesday.
The veto came in opposition to Georgian sovereignty over the Georgian rebel region, which Moscow recognized as an independent state following last August's brief war with Georgia over another breakaway region, South Ossetia.
Both regions requested Russian assistance, prompting the deployment of thousands of forces there.
In February, the Security Council voted unanimously to extend by four months the mandate for UNOMIG forces, which totaled 131 military observers and 20 police.
The mandate expires on June 30.
http://www.presstv.ir/classic/Detail.aspx?id=98266§ionid=351020606
Georgia in fear of UN withdrawal
Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:40:24 GMT
Georgia has slammed Russia's move to veto an extension of the UN observers' mandate in Abkhazia, saying it could spark unrest.
"By ending UNOMIG Russia removed the international community's final instrument designed for maintaining peace and stability in Abkhazia, Georgia," the Georgian foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement published on the ministry's website accused Russia and Abkhaz militia of terrorizing the local population, and committing crimes against humanity.
It went on stress that Moscow was pushing to legitimize its "occupation" of Abkhazia by the veto, after the 'impartial' observing forces were withdrawn.
“Russia's veto will be conducive to increased instability and further human rights violations in the occupied Georgian regions, as the last international instrument to check the uncontrolled Russian military presence in the occupied Georgian regions has been removed.”
"Russia does not need witnesses to register the results of ethnic cleansing, Russia does not need monitors and observers to register their daily crimes and Russia does not need any international presence because Russia is in principle against international law," Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze said at a press conference.
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) mission in the country effectively ended after 16 years, following the veto early on Tuesday.
The veto came in opposition to Georgian sovereignty over the Georgian rebel region, which Moscow recognized as an independent state following last August's brief war with Georgia over another breakaway region, South Ossetia.
Both regions requested Russian assistance, prompting the deployment of thousands of forces there.
In February, the Security Council voted unanimously to extend by four months the mandate for UNOMIG forces, which totaled 131 military observers and 20 police.
The mandate expires on June 30.