Georgia, Tbilisi, Feb. 14 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /
The Georgian Foreign Ministry condemns so called elections in Russian occupied region of Abkhazia and views them as another step towards legitimization of the outcome of the ethnic cleansing, the ministry reported.
The Ministry calls upon the international community to give an adequate assessment to the illegal elections.
On Feb.12, 2011 the Proxy regime operating in Russian occupied region of Abkhazia, Georgia conducted so called local elections.
"Considering the fact, that as a result of ethnic cleansing executed in Abkhazia, Georgia the overwhelming majority of local population was expelled from the places of original residence, this pseudo-democratic political act represents yet another cynical attempt to mislead the international community," the ministry's message reads.
Military actions were launched in the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia in August 2008. Georgian troops entered Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia and later Russian troops occupied the city and drove the Georgian military back to Georgia. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Aug. 26 and established diplomatic relations with them on Sept. 9, 2008.Georgia's autonomous regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia unilaterally declared independence from Georgia after the August 2008 war.