New EUMM Head welcomes “temporary opening” of crossing points to Georgia’s Russian-occupied Tskhinvali region
The Mission Head also said freedom of movement restrictions were having a “negative impact on the daily life of the conflict-affected population”. Photo: UN
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Bettina Patricia Boughani, the newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, has welcomed the temporary opening of Odzisi and Karzmani crossing points between the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region and the rest of Georgia by the de facto authorities in the region for the upcoming Orthodox Easter celebrations.
In a statement released by the EUMM on Thursday, Boughani said citizens on both sides of the administrative boundary line would be able to “reunite with their families and visit religious sites” via the temporary opening of the crossing points between May 3-6.
The official noted Co-facilitators in the Ergneti Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism format, a platform for facilitating talks between Georgian agencies and de facto authorities in the occupied regions, continued to advocate for the “full reopening of all crossing points”.
The Mission Head also said freedom of movement restrictions were having a “negative impact on the daily life of the conflict-affected population”.
A delegation of the European Affairs Committee of the French Senate, headed by its Chair Jean-François Rapin, on Tuesday visited the central Georgian village of Odzisi to observe the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country.
Bettina Patricia Boughani, the newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, on Wednesday visited the central Georgian village of Odzisi to observe the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region from the rest of the country.
The newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia Bettina Patricia Boughani on Saturday arrived in Tbilisi to assume her duties, the EUMM in Georgia said.
Dimitrios Karabalis, the head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, on Tuesday responded to the 15th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war by saying “consequences of armed conflicts are long-lasting, and the road to reconciliation and recovery can be challenging”.