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STORY: UN / GEORGIA
TRT: 01:10
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 AUGUST 2019, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
08 AUGUST 2019, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, ambassadors at podium
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Van Vlierberge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations:
“We remember those who died and those who lost their homes, and regret that little progress has been made on conflict resolution since the signing of the agreements of 12 August 2008 and 8 September 2008. We firmly support Georgia’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”
4. Wide shot, ambassadors at podium
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Van Vlierberge, Deputy Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations:
“Russia’s recognition of the so-called independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and the deepening of its security relationship with both de-facto authorities, demonstrates a lack of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbours and for the rule-based international order. We are extremely concerned about the intensification of the so-called borderization process. These acts prolong the conflict while destabilizing Georgia and the region as a whole.”
6. Pan right, ambassadors walk away
Reading a statement on behalf of Belgium, France, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, and the United States, Belgian Ambassador Karen Van Vlierberge today (8Aug) expressed regret for the lack of progress on conflict resolution between Russia and Georgia since the signing of two agreements eleven years ago.
The ambassadors stated they “firmly support Georgia’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”
Reading the statement, Vlierberge said, “Russia’s recognition of the so-called independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and the deepening of its security relationship with both de-facto authorities, demonstrates a lack of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbours and for the rule-based international order.”
The ambassador said, they were “extremely concerned about the intensification of the so-called borderization process. These acts prolong the conflict while destabilizing Georgia and the region as a whole.”
They called on the Russian Federation to fully implement its obligations under the agreements.