The Georgian authorities are ready to hold a referendum on whether to open a second front against the Russian Federation and to liberate Russian-occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia by military means.
Georgian authorities are ready to hold a referendum to find out the opinion its citizens on whether to start a war against Russia. This statement was made by the head of the ruling party “Georgian Dream” Iraklii Kobakhidze, the First Channel of Georgia reports.
“Unfortunately, high-ranking officials of the Ukrainian government cannot hide their expressed desire to open a second front in Georgia and involve Georgia in the military conflict currently taking place in Ukraine,” Irakliy Kobakhidze said during a briefing, responding to statements by a number of Ukrainian politicians that Georgia must take concrete actions to liberate Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which were occupied by Russia in 2008.
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Kobahidze notes that such the issue, in his opinion, should be decided by the Georgian people. However, he himself is against it.
“We can hold a survey, a plebiscite, whether people want to open a second front in Georgia or not. We can follow and see what people are saying. People have to make a decision on this matter, whether they agree with the high-ranking officials of the Ukrainian government, or whether they agree with our position regarding the non-opening of the second front, – said Irakliy Kobakhidze. – We should ask the people whether they want a second front in Georgia or not.” that Russia occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 and Georgians should liberate them by military means, was heard from the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada Fyodor Venislavskyiand a little earlier from the Secretary of the NSDC Olexii Danilov.
As a result of the attack of Russian troops on the territory of Georgia, the latter lost control over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Georgia and most of the UN member states consider it part of Georgia. The fighting lasted for five days. From August 14 to 16, the presidents of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Georgia and Russia signed a plan for a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
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It will be recalled that at the beginning of August, when Ukraine's allies began to discuss visa restrictions for Russian citizens, Iraklii Kobakhidze stated that the Georgian authorities do not consider it necessary to introduce a visa regime with Russia and does not see “any risks” from Russians in the country .
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