On November 18, the 32nd consolidated report of the CoE Secretary General “Conflict in Georgia” was submitted for consideration at the assembly of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. As it was in previous documents, the report lacks of objective and impartial presentation of the situation in South Ossetia.
In particular, the report reflects the “concern” of the authorities of the neighboring country in connection with the security situation, humanitarian conditions and human rights in South Ossetia, the problem of the return of IDPs and refugees, etc.
As it is known, such reports are based on the materials provided exclusively by Georgia, which are a priori false and devoid of any objectivity. And the “experts” involved in preparation of these reports have never been to South Ossetia and have no idea about the true situation on the ground.
We consider the position of international structures completely devoid of logic, since they, contrary to common sense, continue to consider the Republic of South Ossetia as a part of Georgia, supporting the utopian thesis of its so-called territorial integrity. It is obvious that the adoption of similar reports, which are populist, is due to a deliberate unwillingness to meet the existing realities.
The Republic of South Ossetia, which declared independence on May 29, 1992 in accordance with international law and was recognized as such on August 26, 2008 by the Russian Federation, is a State that has nothing to do with Georgia.
As for the refugee issue, as it has been repeated numerous times, the politicized approach of the Georgian side has already led to the suspension of discussion of this important humanitarian issue in framework of International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia. The continuation of such a policy may lead to a devaluation of the goals of the existing negotiation format and completely block the prerequisites for a settlement of relations between the Republic of South Ossetia and Georgia.
20 November, 2025