About Civil.ge
Eng | Geo | Rus
Last updated: 10:55 - 1 May.'18
RSS
Mobile
Twitter
Facebook
Parliament Endorses Law on Occupied Territories
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 26 Sep.'08 / 18:36

The Georgian parliament has unanimously approved a draft law on the occupied territories imposing various restrictions on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which are to remain in place until such time as Georgian jurisdiction is restored. 

“Our goal is that this law does not create problems for Georgian citizens living there,” MP Pavle Kublashvili, co-author of the draft law, said. “Hence, the restrictions will concern only non-Georgian citizens.”

He said that the draft law envisages three restrictions. In particular, it will restrict free movement into the occupied territories, obliging foreigners to enter Abkhazia and South Ossetia from the rest of Georgia, in agreement with the Georgian authorities.

The second restriction concerns property rights, which will have no legal force as long as the occupation lasts.

And the third, dealing with business activities, will see real estate deals and investment in the two regions prohibited.

“We should not create favorable conditions for investors carrying out business activities under the orders of the separatists,” Kublashvili said.

The draft law geographically covers the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic and the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia. It also covers areas under Georgian control before the war, namely the Upper Kodori Gorge, the Akhalgori district and Georgian villages north of Tskhinvali, which are currently under Russian occupation.

Parliamentary Chairman Davit Bakradze said that the draft law would be further improved before its final approval.

Latest News
01 May.'18 10:55
We Have Moved to a New Platform
Direct Your Bookmarks to https://civil.ge.
29 Apr.'18 03:54
Ruling Party Candidate Wins MP By-Elections
Givi Chichinadze will represent Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency in the Parliament of Georgia.
28 Apr.'18 09:40
Polls Open for Vani and Khoni MP By-Elections
48,123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in Vani and Khoni single-mandate constituency.
27 Apr.'18 17:23
State Dept’s Europe Affairs Point Man to Visit Tbilisi
Wess Mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the NATO-Georgia Public Diplomacy Forum.
27 Apr.'18 13:45
In Quotes: Georgian Politicians on Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Comeback
Bidzina Ivanishvili will be approved as the Georgian Dream party chairman at the upcoming convention.
26 Apr.'18 18:15
SG Jens Stoltenberg: Georgia NATO’s ‘Very Close’ Partner
The NATO Secretary General says Foreign Ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country’s progress.
26 Apr.'18 14:24
Ex-PM Ivanishvili to Chair Georgian Dream Party
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said Ivanishvili was ‘best equipped’ to add new dynamism to the party.
26 Apr.'18 11:12
Lawmaker Proposes Criminal Liability for ‘Insult of Religious Feelings’
The parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law.
25 Apr.'18 17:21
New Abkhaz Government Head Appointed
Gennady Gagulia has served as the Abkhaz “prime minister” twice - in 1995-1997, and 2002-2003.
25 Apr.'18 14:43
Watchdog Improves Georgia’s Press Freedom Ranking
None of the countries of the former Soviet Union (except the Baltics) are ranked ahead of Georgia.

About Civil Georgia
Civil.Ge © 2001-2025, Daily News Online
Registered office: 2 Dolidze Str, 4-th Floor.
16