The Georgian Foreign Ministry has expressed hope that recent developments in Venezuela will lead the Venezuelan authorities to revoke their “recognition” of Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has reaffirmed that Tbilisi’s policy towards Russia is guided by clear red lines linked to the occupation of Georgian territories.

Moscow has once again urged Tbilisi to sign a legally binding agreement pledging not to use force against Georgia’s Russian-backed separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The appeal followed a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry after the 65th round of Geneva discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus, News.Az reports, citing Georgian media.

A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 fighter jet crashed in North Ossetian mountains during a training mission, the crew died in the crash, News.Az reports citing the Russian Defense Ministry.