Parliament strongly condemns the murder of Tamaz Ginturi and the illegal abduction of Levan Dotiashvili by the Russian occupation forces in the occupied Tskhinvali region of Georgia and calls for a thorough investigation into this and other murders.
MEPs fully support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, and strongly condemn the illegal occupation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia by the Russian Federation.
Parliament urges the Russian Federation to implement the EU-mediated 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, withdraw all occupation forces, and release all Georgian citizens in the illegal custody of the occupation regime.
MEPs also call on the Council to impose targeted sanctions on those responsible for violations of Georgian sovereignty, territorial integrity and human rights, and denounce Russian interference in the domestic politics of Georgia.
The text was adopted by 495 votes in favour, 7 against and 50 abstentions.
