(MENAFN- KUNA) The United States reiterated its strong support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty and reaffirmed that it will not recognize the legitimacy of any so-called "treaty" between Georgia's Abkhazia region and the Russian Federation.
The US re-affirmation came in a statement by the State Department late on Thursday, following a meeting of a U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission working group. "Furthermore, the United States expressed concern about the ongoing "borderization" activities along the Administrative Boundary Lines of Georgia's occupied territories, which are inconsistent with Russia's international commitments," the statement said.
In this context, the working group "renewed its full support for the Geneva International Discussions as a key tool to achieve concrete progress on security and humanitarian issues in the occupied territories," the statement said.
The group emphasized the importance of engagement with inhabitants of the occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia through civil integration and other reconciliation initiatives, and encouraged the continuation of such efforts, it said.
The group also discussed "the importance of promoting tolerance and inclusiveness for religious and ethnic minorities, and the United States expressed support for ongoing and future programs advancing these important goals," it said. The government of Georgia welcomed U.S. efforts to further bolster people-to-people engagement on the ground, it said.
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