Klimkin, as expected, did not recognize and condemned the elections and referendum in South Ossetia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned yesterday's elections and referendum on renaming South Ossetia, declaring their non-recognition.
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This is stated in a message on the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,
“Such illegal actions, along with the holding of the so-called “parliamentary elections” in the occupied Abkhaz region of Georgia on March 12, 2017, are a gross violation of international law and an integral element of Russia’s neo-imperial policy aimed at destabilizing and subjugating the states of Eastern Europe,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry confirmed “Ukraine’s commitment to the policy of supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia,” as well as “non-recognition of the results of these worthless events, as well as any other unlawful actions of the Kremlin.”
Recall as “PolitNavigator” already reported, At the referendum held last Sunday, the majority of its participants gave the go-ahead to change the name of the Republic of South Ossetia to the Republic of South Ossetia-Alania. In the presidential elections, which were held simultaneously with the referendum, a second round is expected: polls showed that the current head of the republic, Leonid Tibilov, is gaining 45,8 percent of the vote, his closest rival, Parliament Speaker Anatoly Bibilov, 36,9 percent. In order to win, a candidate needs more than 50 percent of the votes.
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