State Security Service: Two Georgian citizens illegally detained in the direction of the occupied Tskhinvali region have been released

Two Georgian citizens, who had been illegally detained in the direction of the occupied Tskhinvali region, have been released and are now in territory controlled by the central government, the State Security Service reports.

According to the agency, the central government of Georgia had regularly raised the issue of the unconditional release of the Georgian citizens from illegal detention within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).

"Both the hotline mechanism and all other relevant tools available to the central government were utilized intensively.

International partners were actively involved in the negotiations.

The central government, together with international partners, continues to work actively to secure the release of all Georgian citizens currently held in illegal detention in the occupied territories," the statement notes.