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Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

2008 August War

Russia offers to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia

by OC Media

•2 min read

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Russia is ready to help Georgia ‘normalise relations’ with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a statement that was met with positivity by the ruling Georgian Dream party. In response to a reporter’s question about Georgian relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia during a press conference at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov said that ‘if there is an interest in the normalisation of these relations, in order to ensure non-aggression a

Bidzina Ivanishvili at the opening ceremony of a new Georgian Dream office and launch of their pre-election campaign. Photo: Georgian Dream.

2008 August War

Abkhazia welcomes Georgia’s intent to ‘apologise’ for 2008 War

by OC Media

•2 min read

Abkhazia has welcomed statements made by the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, in which he pledged to ‘apologise’ to the Ossetian people for the 2008 War, saying that it could lead to ‘peaceful coexistence’. In a statement issued on Monday, Abkhazia’s Foreign Ministry said that ‘such a statement, if supported by real steps towards reconciliation based on a reassessment of past mistakes and apologies to the peoples of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the rejection of methods of

2008 August War

Anger in Georgia after Ivanishvili vows to apologise to South Ossetians for 2008 War

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili has promised to ‘apologise’ to South Ossetians for the actions of the previous government during the 2008 August War, prompting anger and condemnation from relatives of soldiers killed during the war. Ivanishvili made his campaign promise during a meeting on Saturday with residents of Gori, a city located around 10 kilometres from South Ossetia. During the 2008 August War, Gori was repeatedly bombed by Russia, in addition to being occupied by Russi

South Ossetia’s Committee on Youth Policy and Sports deputy chair Andrei Ottaev and Russian-occupied Donetsk’s Donetsk’s Youth Policy Minister Kiril Makarov. Screengrab via Telegram.

Georgia

South Ossetia signs ‘youth cooperation agreement’ with occupied Donetsk

by OC Media

•1 min read

South Ossetia has signed a ‘youth policy cooperation agreement’ with the Russian occupation authorities in Donetsk, pledging to hold joint events and to develop youth relations. On Monday, South Ossetia’s Committee on Youth Policy and Sports reported that they intended to hold joint events and establish and develop ties between them and the Russian-occupied Donetsk People’s Republic in Ukraine. The Committee stated that deputy chair Andrei Ottaev had met with Donetsk’s Youth Policy Minister

2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

Georgian Dream to seek constitutional majority to ban the opposition

by OC Media

•5 min read

Georgian Dream has appealed to its electorate to help it secure a constitutional majority in October’s elections, vowing to outlaw their political rivals, ban ‘pseudo-liberal ideology’, and to ‘peacefully reintegrate’ Abkhazia and South Ossetia. On Tuesday, the ruling party published its appeal, outlining several goals it intends to achieve should the party secure a constitutional majority in October. Georgian Dream need to win 113 out of the 150 total seats in order to reach a constitutional

A protest in Tbilisi against Russia’s role in the war in August 2018. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2008 August War

Georgian Dream accuses former government of ‘provoking’ 2008 War

by OC Media

•3 min read

The ruling Georgian Dream party has accused the formerly ruling opposition of starting and provoking the August 2008 War, vowing again to punish the opposition after October’s parliamentary elections. In a statement about the August 2008 War, Georgian Dream railed on the role the formerly ruling United National Movement (UNM) in the conflict. They cited a 2008 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly report on the conflict suggesting that Georgia’s shelling of Tskhinvali (Tskhinval) without wa

A bus stop covered in campaign posters. Photo: OC Media

Alan Gagloyev

President’s Nykhas party wins South Ossetia parliamentary election

by OC Media

•4 min read

President Alan Gagloyev’s Nykhas party has won parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, securing at least 13 seats in the 34-seat parliament. According to the South Ossetian authorities, almost 22,000 people in South Ossetia went to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the legislature, according to official figures. According to official results published on Monday, former president Anatoli Bibilov’s United Ossetia party came on top in the national vote, winning 31.5%, just ahead of Nyk