France calls on Russia to respect Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and to implement its commitments under EU mediated 6 points agreement, - French Ambassador to Georgia Sheraz Gasri writes on X in connection with the 17th anniversary of Russia’s aggression against Georgia.

“Remembering the victims of Russia’s 2008 war of aggression against Georgia, reiterating France call on Russia to respect Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and implement its commitments under EU mediated 6 points agreement,” - the ambassador writes on X.

It has been 17 years since the August war. In the August 2008 Russian-Georgian war, 170 employees of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, 14 employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and 224 civilians were killed. The total number of wounded and injured civilians and military personnel is 2,232, including 1,045 military personnel.