The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to the statement of the US State Secretary Hillary Clinton made in Tbilisi on July 5 that the United States will not accept the ‘Russian occupation of Georgia’s territories’ and will seek ‘de-occupation of Georgia’ .
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia notes that under international law, “occupation” is a temporary stationing of the troops of one state on the territory of another in conditions of a state of war between them. Moreover, authority in the occupied territory is exercised by the military command of the occupant state.
“Thus, the term of occupation used by the US State Secretary Clinton has no meaning in this context. There is not a single Russian soldier in the territory of Georgia. The Russian military forces deployed in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia after the aggressive war unleashed by Saakashvili. At the same time Abkhazia and South Ossetia have their democratic legislative, executive and judicial authorities; political parties actively work there”, the statement of Moscow.
According to the statement, Russian troops and military bases in the two republics are stationed on the basis of bilateral interstate agreements in compliance with the international law.
The Ministry hopes “the US partners will take account of this objective reality in their public and practical activities”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia notes that under international law, “occupation” is a temporary stationing of the troops of one state on the territory of another in conditions of a state of war between them. Moreover, authority in the occupied territory is exercised by the military command of the occupant state.
“Thus, the term of occupation used by the US State Secretary Clinton has no meaning in this context. There is not a single Russian soldier in the territory of Georgia. The Russian military forces deployed in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia after the aggressive war unleashed by Saakashvili. At the same time Abkhazia and South Ossetia have their democratic legislative, executive and judicial authorities; political parties actively work there”, the statement of Moscow.
According to the statement, Russian troops and military bases in the two republics are stationed on the basis of bilateral interstate agreements in compliance with the international law.
The Ministry hopes “the US partners will take account of this objective reality in their public and practical activities”.
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