| Venezuela to recognize S.Ossetia, Abkhazia as independent states - Chavez |
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| Thursday, 10 September 2009 10:12 | |||
He thanked Chavez for supporting Russia in taking heart in the fate of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Venezuela became the third member of the United Nations after Russia and Nicaragua to support the independence of the former Georgian republics. Russia recognized them shortly after defending South Ossetia from at attack by Georgian forces in 2008. The majority of other nations, including four other members of the UN Security Council opposed the move, saying that the principle of territorial integrity was more important in this case than the right of nations to self-determination. |
