Burjanadze Concerned over Russian Duma Statement
Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze raised concerns over the recent anti-Georgian statement adopted by the Russian State Duma on August 5.
The document pointed out that there exist conditions of unending threats on the part of the Georgian leadership in regards to Russian citizens permanently residing in the territory of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and “there appear circumstances that infringe upon the Russian sovereignty.”
?We will never tolerate that foreign vessels, which arrive from Russia, enter Sukhumi [capital of breakaway Abkhazia] port as if it were one of the ports of Russia,? Nino Burjanadze said at a news briefing on August 5.
In a statement issued on August 5 the Georgian Foreign Ministry reminded the Russian side that Abkhazia and its territorial waters come under the jurisdiction of Georgia, recognized by the Russian Federation, thus the Georgian Authorities are authorized to exercise full control over it.
