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Georgia: Elections in Georgia's Abkhazia Region

Written by Irakli Gagua
Monday, 05 March 2007
Press Statement Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC The United States supports Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity and is committed to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Georgia's Abkhazia region within Georgia's internationally-recognized borders. We do not recognize the "elections" organized on February 11 and March 4 by Abkhaz de facto authorities. By raising political tensions between the sides, these elections detract from international efforts to achieve a just and lasting settlement of the Abkhazia conflict. These "elections" underscore the plight of more than 200,000 persons displaced by the conflict. Most remain unable to exercise their right, affirmed in numerous resolutions of the UN Security Council, to return to their homes throughout Abkhazia following ethnic cleansing during the armed conflict in the mid-1990s. Many of those who have returned have suffered other human rights violations, which undermine the evolution of democracy. We call on those authorities to respect the rights of those who have returned and adhere to measures that would allow the return of all displaced people to Abkhazia. 2007/157 Released on March 5, 2007 !
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