Moldova, Georgia Ukraine condemn Russia's aggressive military actions in joint resolution

Chisinau, 26 December /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, in a joint resolution, condemn the aggressive military actions of Russia against Ukraine in the Kerch Strait from the Sea of Azov. The resolution was signed by the Moldova – Georgia – Ukraine Inter-parliamentary Assembly, the parliament’s communication and public relations department has reported.    

Under the document, Russia’s military attacks, which resulted in the confiscation of the Ukrainian ships and their crews, represents a flagrant violation of the international law norms, principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.    

”These actions represent a continuation of Russia’s policy of direct military aggression, of illegal occupation of the territories of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, of direct and disguised annexation of the territories under the sovereignty of these states, of maintaining and enhancement of the illegal military presence and establishment of the illegal border in occupied and annexed zones,” the resolution reads.   

The Moldova – Georgia – Ukraine Inter-parliamentary Assembly reaffirms the unconditional support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and asks the government of Russia to immediately return the Ukrainian ships and military, illegally detained. At the same time, the lawmakers ask Russia to ensure the movement of the international transport through the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.    

The resolution also demands that Russia ceases the aggressive and provocative actions on the occupied and annexed territories, by observing the international commitments, unconditionally withdraws the troops and ammunitions and stops the destabilization of the domestic situation in the neighbouring states.     

Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine urge the international community to take measures against the illegal operations of Russia’s government in the Kerch Strait, in order to prevent the escalation of tensions. Those three countries ask the European Union and the USA to extent the political support provided to the democratic states of the Eastern Europe.    

The resolution also urges the governments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to join their forces, in order to ensure the release of the Ukrainian ships and the crew members, as well as for the safety of the international sea transport through the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

The document also reads that the parliaments of the three signatory states will never accept the occupation of the territories by Russia and their annexation through military actions and illegal actions. The MPs said that the Russia’s interference with the internal affairs of the three countries has been recognized as illegal and destabilizing for the entire region and for the international community.   

The Moldova – Georgia – Ukraine Inter-parliamentary Assembly, set up this year, represents a consultative forum for the promotion of joint defence and security policies. Among the priorities of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly, there is the active promotion of the three states’ position on the international stage and cooperation against misinformation and propaganda.