Naturally, the only state and the only party that carried out the occupation of Georgian territories is the Russian Federation; this is a plain and simple fact, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters, Georgian First Channel reports.

“As far as the occupation is concerned, everything is crystal clear. Countless statements have been made on this, and it requires no further questioning. Of course, the Russian Federation carried out the occupation of 20 percent of Georgian territory, which was a crime against the Georgian state and our people; it is a blatantly obvious crime committed against the Georgian state and the Georgian people. First came the occupation, and after that was the so-called ‘recognition,’” Kobakhidze added.