Romanian Foreign Affairs Min Issues Stance On S Ossetia, Abkhazia Independence

The ministry reiterates, in a press release, "the capital importance, for regional security and stability, of observing the fundamental principles of international law, written in the Charter of the United Nations and the Helsinki Final Act, including the observance of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of states."

"This regrettable unilateral act, devoid of legal basis, could have a stronger impact on the situation in the area, as well as the outlook for the durable regulation of conflicts in the region," said the ministry, referring to the decrees of the Russian Federation president, Dmitri Medvedev, acknowledging the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

The ministry also adds that, as EU and NATO member state, "Romania will continue to act, within the organizations it is a member of, as well as bilaterally with the states in the region, towards regulating the situation in Georgia, in accordance with the observance of sovereignty and territorial integrity for this country."

Russian president Dmitri Medvedev announced, Tuesday, that Russia acknowledges the independence of Georgian separatist regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia, AFP informed.

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