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Abkhazia: Russia

Commons · Question 2785 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Mark Pritchard

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will join his EU counterparts in making representations to the Russian Federation over the construction of a naval base in Abkhazia.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 Sep 2024

We have repeatedly condemned Russia's illegal military presence and the Russification of Abkhazia, including through the proposed Russian naval base at Ochamchire, most recently in a UN Security Council Statement on the 16th Anniversary of Russia's invasi...