Tskhinvali, Sokhumi Dismayed Amid Push for EU to Work with Syria to Reverse Recognition

Tskhinvali’s de facto “foreign ministry” said the European Union and its member states are exerting “pressure” on Syria’s new leadership over Damascus’ recognition of Georgia’s occupied territories, while Abkhazia’s de facto foreign minister said such efforts to reverse the recognition are “nothing new” following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

The …