Georgia abolishes temporary administration for South Ossetia

The Georgian government has decided to abolish the temporary administration for South Ossetia, which was established during the presidency of Mikheil Saakashvili.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said the move reflects the country’s longstanding policy of non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Caliber.Az reports per Georgia media.

“The use of the term ‘South Ossetia’, even indirectly by the National Movement [Saakashvili’s party], was a betrayal of the constitution and national interests. There is no South Ossetia within Georgia’s political or legal framework,” he said.

Papuashvili added that the 2007 decision to create the administration contributed to restoring the borders of the former South Ossetian autonomous region, which had been abolished in 1990.

He argued that such measures later became one of the factors leading to the 2008 conflict. “These decisions were part of a broader geopolitical game, in which Georgia was treated as a pawn to be sacrificed,” he said.

The abolition of the administration marks a significant step in Georgia’s efforts to reinforce its territorial integrity and sovereignty over the region.

By Aghakazim Guliyev