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STORY: UN / LATVIA PRESS ENCOUNTER
TRT: 01:52
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 20 AUGUST 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations
20 AUGUST 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shots, Ambassadors walking to stakeout
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Olegs Ilgis, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Latvia:
“The Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated the start of Russia's more aggressive stance towards its neighbors. Russia has continued down this path with its unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine and reckless and dangerous actions against its neighbors.”
4. Wide shot, Ambassadors at stakeout
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Olegs Ilgis, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Latvia:
“We condemn Russia's brutal invasion and continued illegal military presence, in contravention of the UN Charter, and exercising of effective control and taking steps towards annexation of the two Georgian regions.”
6. Wide shot, Ambassadors at stakeout
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Olegs Ilgis, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Latvia:
“We welcome the decision by the Republic of Nauru to withdraw its recognition of the so-called independence of Georgia's Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia regions. We call on all states that have recognized or established relations with these entities to follow this example and to respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”
8. Wide shot, Ambassadors at stakeout
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Olegs Ilgis, Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Latvia:
“We remain deeply concerned by the fact that Russia has not upheld its obligations under the EU-mediated 2008 ceasefire agreement to withdraw its forces to the lines held prior to the outbreak of hostilities, nor met its commitments to allow unhindered access for international human rights monitoring mechanisms, such as the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights.”
10. Wide shot, Ambassadors leaving stakeout
Latvian ambassador Olegs Ilgis addressed the press today (20 Aug) on behalf of his own country, Denmark, France, Greece, the United Kingdom, Austria and Portugal, and condemned “Russia's brutal invasion and continued illegal military presence, in contravention of the UN Charter, and exercising of effective control and taking steps towards annexation of the two Georgian regions.”
Olegs Ilgis, Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of Latvia to the United Nations said, “The Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008 demonstrated the start of Russia's more aggressive stance towards its neighbors. Russia has continued down this path with its unprovoked and unjustified aggression against Ukraine and reckless and dangerous actions against its neighbors.”
He also said, “We welcome the decision by the Republic of Nauru to withdraw its recognition of the so-called independence of Georgia's Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia regions. We call on all states that have recognized or established relations with these entities to follow this example and to respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.”
He highlighted, “We remain deeply concerned by the fact that Russia has not upheld its obligations under the EU-mediated 2008 ceasefire agreement to withdraw its forces to the lines held prior to the outbreak of hostilities, nor met its commitments to allow unhindered access for international human rights monitoring mechanisms, such as the Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights.”
