Georgia, Tbilisi, June 3 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /
The decision on Georgia's participation in the Sochi Olympics remains in force, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Davit Djalagania said at a traditional briefing on Monday.
According to him, the decision to participate in the Sochi.
Olympics was taken by the Georgian Olympic Committee which is an independent organisation. As Djalagania noted, this decision is actually in force as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was informed about it.
"Surely the question about Georgia's participation in the Olympic Games is not likely to lose its relevance until the start of the Olympics. Such actions on the part of Russia which we saw last week, do not contribute to a consolidated position in society not only with regards to participation in the Olympic Games, but also in connection with relations with Russia. We hope that the event will not escalate further, but on the contrary, we will be able to resolve the situation," Djalagania said.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry said Russian border guards have erected barbed wire on the border with Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia. According to Tbilisi, in some areas there is the transfer of the boundary line into the territory of Georgia.
Large scale military actions were launched in South Ossetia on August 8, 2008. Later, Russian troops occupied Tskhinvali and expelled the Georgian military.
Russia recognised the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in late August. In response, Tbilisi broke diplomatic relations with Moscow and has called the two unrecognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupied territories.