Latvia strongly condemns holding of the so-called parliamentary elections on 9 June in the South Ossetia region of Georgia that is under the occupation of the Russian Federation. Latvia does not recognise either the legitimacy of the elections, or their results. Latvia reiterates its strong support for the sovereignty of Georgia and its territorial integrity within the internationally recognised borders.
Latvia calls for Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria to revoke their recognition of the so-called statehood of Georgia’s regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as calls for Russia to end the occupation of these regions respecting all of its obligations stemming from the 12 August 2008 ceasefire agreement.