Illegal restrictions imposed on movement along the occupation line in the direction of occupied Tskhinvali will be partially eased

According to the information received on the hotline operated by the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, the illegal restrictions imposed on movement in the direction of occupied Tskhinvali along the occupation line will be partially eased. The information about this is communicated by the State Security Service.

According to the agency, residents of the occupied Akhalgori and Java municipalities will be given the opportunity to cross the occupation line using the existing so-called checkpoints from the 20th of every month to the last day of the month.

According to the information shared by the hotline, the mentioned mode of movement on the occupation line will be valid until December 31, 2022.

"The removal of illegal restrictions on free movement was one of the main topics of the incident prevention and response mechanism meetings. The issue was constantly discussed by the central government at the meetings of international discussions in Geneva.

Illegal restrictions imposed on free movement in the occupied territories and along the occupation line significantly complicate the life of the local population and damage the security environment. The occupying force is fully responsible for this," reads the statement.