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Russia Concerned over Georgia’s Increasingly Aggressive Policy
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Russia Concerned over Georgia’s Increasingly Aggressive Policy
June 24, 2017

The 40th round of consultations co-chaired by the UN, the OSCE and the EU was held as part of international discussions on Transcaucasia in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 20−21, with the participation of representatives of the Russian Federation, the United States, Georgia, the Republic of Abkhazia, and the Republic of South Ossetia. The difficult negotiations were conducted in a direct and honest way.

Why PACE has turned its gaze toward post-Soviet conflicts
May 30, 2015

As has been reported, last April the Monitoring Committee met during the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.  A special subcommittee was created at that meeting – the Ad hoc Sub-Committee on Conflicts between Member States of the Council of Europe.  This new entity, which will be directly responsible for looking into so-called «frozen conflicts» in the former Soviet Union, should have official status and begin its work in June.  It met for the first time in Paris on May 27…

Why PACE has turned its gaze toward post-Soviet conflicts
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Abkhazia, South Ossetia and NATO: when it’s best to mind your own business
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Abkhazia, South Ossetia and NATO: when it’s best to mind your own business
October 20, 2013

Some time ago, a statement by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen appeared on the organisation’s website, that relic from last century’s cold war that has been coveting “global responsibility” in the 21st century, on issues relating to strengthening the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia with Georgia…A possible relaxation of the border regime with South Ossetia and Abkhazia is probably attainable, but outside of an equal dialogue with Sukhumi and Tskhinvali, achieving any kind of progress on this or any other issues will be impossible. In addition, the expansion of political contacts between Tbilisi and Moscow is incompatible with the increased military presence of extra-regional forces on Georgian soil…

Russia Reaffirms Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
July 27, 2013

…Some reinvigoration of Russia-Georgia economic contacts and links between non-government organizations does not mean Russia is intent to deviate from its fundamental policy decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia… The issue of guaranteeing the security of South Ossetia will be gaining significance for Russia with the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi drawing closer… The military modernization is implemented under the close scrutiny of the USA and NATO. The specific feature of the process is getting close with the military of neighboring Turkey and Azerbaijan…

Russia Reaffirms Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
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Checkbook Diplomacy Doesn’t Apply to the United States
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Checkbook Diplomacy Doesn’t Apply to the United States
February 7, 2012

A State Department cable divulged by WikiLeaks points to the hypocrisy of U.S. foreign policy and how Washington has pressured countries into not recognizing Abkhazia/South Ossetia by exerting pressure directly or via its allies… Perhaps the most draconian use of U.S. pressure regarding recognition of Abkhazia/South Ossetia was the pressure Washington, London, and Paris applied on four poor African states, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Guinea-Bissau, and Mali…

The Outsourcing of Influence-Peddling to the Israeli Lobby
June 20, 2011

Something curious and practically unnoticed occurred in the South Pacific that calls to attention the immense power the Israel Lobby has over issues far removed from the Middle East. On June 1, the island nation of Vanuatu announced that it was the fifth nation to recognize the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of the Republic of Georgia…

The Outsourcing of Influence-Peddling to the Israeli Lobby
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