US Department of State expresses concern over Georgian citizen’s death in Tskhinvali
US Department of State expresses concern over Georgian citizen’s death in Tskhinvali

The US Department of State expresses concern over the death of Georgian citizen Archil Tatunashvili in the occupied region of South Ossetia.

“The United States is deeply concerned by the death of a Georgian citizen, Archil Tatunashvili, during his February 22nd arrest and detention in the Russian-occupied Georgian territory of South Ossetia. We express our condolences to his family. The United States is also deeply concerned by the arrest of other Georgian citizens, Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili, and call for them to be allowed to return freely across the administrative boundary line.

The United States calls for a full accounting of circumstances of the tragic incident and continues to encourage all sides to agree on additional measures to strengthen mutual confidence and transparency in the affected region,” said Heather Nauert, Spokesman for the Department of State.