Baku not recognizes 'elections' in Georgia's breakaway region
By Jamila Babayeva
Azerbaijan does not recognize the so called "parliamentary elections" conducted in the Tskhinvali region, South Ossetia, Georgia on June 8, 2014.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the country's firm support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.
The ministry strongly believes that ongoing negotiation process should be continued in a constructive manner to find a viable solution to the conflict.
Large scale military action was launched between Georgia and Russia in South Ossetia on August 8, 2008. Tbilisi broke off relations with Moscow in August 2008 when Moscow crushed a Georgian assault to reassert control over two rebel regions -South Ossetia and Abkhazia- and later recognized the regions. Georgia announced the two unrecognized republics as occupied territories in September 2008.