Today, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia gave instructions to the heads of relevant agencies regarding Georgian citizen Zaza Gakheladze’s illegal detention. The meeting discussed steps taken by state institutions within their purviews to ensure the timely and safe return of the Georgian citizen illegally detained in occupied Tskhinvali. The representatives of relevant agencies received instructions from the Prime Minister. The meeting emphasized that all diplomatic and legal mechanisms have been set in motion, and this issue will be raised on the highest level of all relevant international formats, including under the Geneva International Discussions, so that kidnapping and blatant violations of fundamental rights and freedoms along the occupation lines may be uprooted.
The Government of Georgia continues active efforts toward the mobilization of the international community, also urging its partners to provide adequate response to yet another provocation by Russia’s occupation regime and take effective measures toward the immediate release of the illegally detained Georgian citizen.
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