The adoption on 7 October in Geneva by the United Nations Human Rights Council of yet another resolution on the so-called occupied territories of Georgia – "Cooperation with Georgia" – is a clear demonstration of the profound politicisation and bias of this international institution. Draft documents of this kind, promoted by Tbilisi and its Western supporters since 2017 and proclaiming a standard set of theses – from the ritual reaffirmation of the integrity of Georgia's borders to routine "concern" for the rights of ethnic Georgians in the so-called occupied territories – attest to the Council's loss of the principles of objectivity, impartiality and professionalism that should underpin its work.
The supporters of this resolution deliberately ignore the tragic pages of the history of the Ossetian people, Georgia's long-standing aggression against South Ossetia and the scale of the losses sustained. Moreover, within the walls of the Palais des Nations they prefer not to recall the findings of the international commission led by Heidi Tagliavini, which clearly placed responsibility for the outbreak of hostilities in August 2008 on the Georgian side.
It must once again be recalled that over the past twenty years the geopolitical architecture in Transcaucasia has undergone fundamental changes, and the West's reluctance to acknowledge these changes merely prolongs the settlement process.
South Ossetia continues to follow the path it has chosen, the chief priority of which is the deepening of its strategic partnership with Russia as the key guarantor of stability, together with its readiness to build a respectful and equal dialogue with all members of the international community.
8 October 2026