Georgian legislators call on the international community to give an evaluation to developments which followed the removal of the controversial monument.
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Georgia Welcomes Soviet Statue’s Removal in Tallinn
The Georgian parliament on Tuesday passed a resolution to express support for Estonian officials who sanctioned the removal of a Soviet monument from Tallinn’s central square to a military cemetery.
“This is a sovereign right of any state,” Georgian lawmakers said, referring to the relocation of the controversial statue. “The monument was removed with the consideration of all ethic norms and respect to the dead.”
The Georgian parliament said it condemns “riots in Tallinn which were provocations and had no relation to the manifestation of democracy.”
Disturbances followed the Estonia government’s removal of the Bronze Soldier memorial from a central square to a military cemetery in the capital of Tallinn. “The Georgian Parliament supports sovereign Estonia and its actions to resort law and order in Tallinn and hopes for the soonest settlement of the conflict,” the resolution reads.
Georgia also condemned attempts to blockade Estonia’s embassy in Moscow. The resolution lambasted Moscow police for not taking steps to prevent protestors from carrying out “violent actions” against Estonian diplomats.
Georgian legislators called on the international community to give an evaluation to recent developments which followed the removal of the controversial monument.
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