The UN Human Rights Council, on October 8, in Geneva, adopted a resolution on Georgia’s occupied territories titled “Cooperation with Georgia,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

According to the Georgian MFA, the resolution, which Georgia has presented since 2017, was adopted for the first time through a consensus that serves as “unprecedented support to Georgia.”

Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia presented the resolution at the sitting.

The resolution reaffirms support for Georgia’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and the country’s sovereignty.

The resolution expresses concern over the various forms of discrimination and human rights violations committed against the ethnic Georgian population in the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions.

The UN Human Rights Council highlights the significance of the Geneva International Discussion (GID) established on the basis of the ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008.

Similar to the last year, the document comprises a passage on the occupation of the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions by Russia, as well as the record on decisions of the European Court of Human Rights from 2021-2024.

The Council expresses concern that human rights international and regional monitoring mechanisms are not admitted into the occupied territories.

The Council urges immediate and unrestricted access to the occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and international and regional human rights mechanisms.