Ukraine will not recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as it considers them an integral part of Georgia, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Hryshchenko stated in an interview Lidove noviny newspaper.

The minister noted that Ukraine supports Georgia’s territorial integrity, Georgian Pirveli news agency reports.

“We condemn use of force to resolve territorial disputes between Tbilisi and Moscow and stand for a legal settlement of the conflict,” stressed Gryshchenko.