Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze held a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The sides discussed Georgia’s cooperation with the United Nations, the regional situation, as well as security and humanitarian issues related to Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.

 

Tbilisi has stressed the importance of international engagement in conflict resolution and maintaining the international community’s attention to the situation surrounding Georgia’s territories. On the sidelines of the General Assembly, Kobakhidze also emphasized the need for international cooperation in the field of security and conflict prevention. Georgian authorities have repeatedly linked the issue of the country’s territorial integrity to the principles of international law and the UN Charter.

The meeting took place against the backdrop of active diplomatic efforts by the Georgian delegation in New York. During the visit, representatives of Tbilisi are holding talks with international organizations and foreign partners, seeking to keep the issues of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region on the international agenda.

Georgia has also reaffirmed its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine during events held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

On September 23, Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili addressed the sixth summit of the International Crimea Platform. She stated that Tbilisi supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and considers respect for international law one of the key principles of the international order.

The Georgian foreign minister linked Tbilisi’s position on Ukraine to the country’s own experience of conflict. According to Botchorishvili, Georgia continues to face the consequences of what it describes as Russia’s occupation of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region, and therefore regards violations of the territorial integrity of states as a fundamental issue of international security.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on the issue of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, the Georgian delegation separately emphasized that internationally recognized borders should not be changed through the use or threat of force. The Georgian representative also highlighted the need for international monitoring, human rights protection and continued international attention to the consequences of occupation in both Ukraine and Georgia.

 

Thus, at the current session of the UN General Assembly, Tbilisi is drawing parallels between the situation in Ukraine and its own conflicts, emphasizing the universal nature of the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. At the same time, Georgian diplomacy is using the UN platform to promote the issues of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region and to maintain international attention to regional security.

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24.09.2026 10:02