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Georgian Foreign Ministry and Moscow-backed Abkhaz authorities have responded to Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko’s February 7 remarks on possible recognition of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia.

Director of Georgian Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information Department, Mari Narchemashvili, told Civil.ge today that the considering the bilateral relations of Georgia and Belarus, the recognition of the Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region is “not on the agenda.”

“Belarus in this regard remains loyal to the fundamental principles of international law,” she highlighted, going on to argue that Russian media “as always” extracted and interpreted separate remarks by Lukashenko from the interview.

Meanwhile, the Moscow-backed Abkhaz ‘foreign ministry’ stated on February 7 that it positively assesses the Belarusian leader’s statements and expresses hope that Belarus will follow the suit of Russia and recognize the independence of Abkhazia.