Grigol Liluashvili: The de facto regime of Tskhinvali openly supported joining Russia - the invented concept of so-called united Ossetia is one of the ideological bases of the annexation of the region
During the reporting period, the annexation policy implemented by the Russian Federation in the direction of the occupied territories of Georgia was still a significant challenge, the head of the State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili, said while presenting the 2021 report of the State Security Service to the Parliament.
"In 2021, the occupation regime of Abkhazia made numerous statements supporting the common space of defense and security and socio-economic development and integration in this regard. Simplification of so-called traffic regulations at the Psou checkpoint, legalization of real estate acquisition in the occupied region by citizens of the Russian Federation and other issues were actively discussed. The so-called president of Abkhazia called all of this a surrender of a certain part of sovereignty in favor of the Russian Federation," Liluashvili said.
According to him, last year a dangerous trend was observed in the direction of occupied Abkhazia, which was manifested in statements actions by individual representatives of de facto authorities against the activities of international organizations.
"Georgian authorities consider the mentioned process within the framework of the current annexation. The de facto regime of occupied Tskhinvali still openly supported joining the Russian Federation. The de facto regime of occupied Tskhinvali still openly supported joining the Russian Federation. The invented concept of the so-called united Ossetia, which implies the unification of the Republic of North Ossetia and the Tskhinvali region, is one of the ideological bases for the annexation of the occupied region of Georgia. The joint information coordination center created by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Tskhinvali region should be also discussed in the context of annexation. In 2021, employees assigned to occupied Tskhinvali from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation will be given the means and legitimacy of operational activities in this center," Liluashvili said.
