Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia:"Territorial integrity" of Georgia in the format in which it is seen in Tbilisi simply does not exist since 1993

Sukhum. April 24. Apsnypress. The statement says: 

"As a result of the past talks  between the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili which took place in Tbilisi, on April 24 was signed a joint statement in which according to the Georgian press, was expressed commitment to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers. 

Without a doubt, this statement implies a claim  of Georgia to the territory of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as part of the state. In this regard, we have to  once again remind our eastern neighbors  that the so-called "territorial integrity" of Georgia in the format in which it is seen in Tbilisi  simply does not exist since 1993. 

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are independent, sovereign and internationally recognized states having diplomatic relations with various countries of the world. Abkhazia is actively developing international contacts and gaining new allies and partners. The most striking evidence of the successful implementation of the foreign policy of the Republic of Abkhazia may serve a dynamically developing cooperation with our strategic partner, a permanent member of the UN Security Council - the Russian Federation as well as other states which have recognized the independence of Abkhazia. 

It is regrettable that the Georgian leadership still living with stereotypes and remnants of bygone days, trying not only to preserve the myth of the non-existent "territorial integrity" of Georgia, but also to impose it to the other countries, in particular, by signing this kind of meaningless and contrary to the existing political realities documents".