Fears of a wild demarcation near South Ossetia

(BRUSSELS2) European observers from the EUMM mission in Georgia visited several villages in the Shida Kartli region on the “border” with South Ossetia. This was to verify several complaints that reported border demarcation works in several villages such as Kvemo Nikozi, Zemo Nikozi, Ditsi, Arbo and Kordi.

It was only in Ditsi that the observers found 4 artisanal marks on the ground. In the other areas there has been no "proof" of these demarcation activities, notes an official statement from EUMM. On the other hand, “if it were proven that a unilateral demarcation policy is being conducted, these activities would not be acceptable and perceived as an attack on Georgian territorial integrity,” he concludes.

(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)