South Ossetia Voters Support Independence from Georgia in Referendum
Voters in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia have overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence from Tbilisi.
Election commission officials said Monday that Sunday's referendum was supported by 99 percent of voters in South Ossetia. The region's leader, Eduard Kokoity, also claimed victory as its president.
No country officially recognizes South Ossetia's independence or Kokoity as its president. Georgian authorities called the poll illegitimate, and accused Russia of supporting and encouraging the separatist movement.
NATO condemned the voting, saying it serves no purpose other than to increase tensions in the South Caucasus region. The alliance said the international community strongly reaffirms its support for the territorial integrity of Georgia.
格魯吉亞執(zhí)意分離的南奧塞梯地區(qū)選民以壓倒多數(shù)投票支持從第比利斯獨(dú)立出來。
選舉委員會(huì)的官員星期一說，星期天的全民公決得到了南奧塞梯99%的選民支持。這一地區(qū)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人科科伊提宣布勝利當(dāng)選南奧塞梯總統(tǒng)。
沒有任何國家正式承認(rèn)南奧塞梯獨(dú)立或承認(rèn)科科伊提為南奧塞梯總統(tǒng)。格魯吉亞*稱這次全民公決是非法的，并且指責(zé)俄羅斯支持和鼓勵(lì)分離主義運(yùn)動(dòng)。
北約遣責(zé)這次投票，稱這次投票除了增加南高加索地區(qū)的緊張以外沒有任何作用。北約表示，國際社會(huì)強(qiáng)烈重申支持格魯吉亞領(lǐng)土完整。
Voters in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia have overwhelmingly voted in favor of independence from Tbilisi.
Election commission officials said Monday that Sunday's referendum was supported by 99 percent of voters in South Ossetia. The region's leader, Eduard Kokoity, also claimed victory as its president.
No country officially recognizes South Ossetia's independence or Kokoity as its president. Georgian authorities called the poll illegitimate, and accused Russia of supporting and encouraging the separatist movement.
NATO condemned the voting, saying it serves no purpose other than to increase tensions in the South Caucasus region. The alliance said the international community strongly reaffirms its support for the territorial integrity of Georgia.
格魯吉亞執(zhí)意分離的南奧塞梯地區(qū)選民以壓倒多數(shù)投票支持從第比利斯獨(dú)立出來。
選舉委員會(huì)的官員星期一說，星期天的全民公決得到了南奧塞梯99%的選民支持。這一地區(qū)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人科科伊提宣布勝利當(dāng)選南奧塞梯總統(tǒng)。
沒有任何國家正式承認(rèn)南奧塞梯獨(dú)立或承認(rèn)科科伊提為南奧塞梯總統(tǒng)。格魯吉亞*稱這次全民公決是非法的，并且指責(zé)俄羅斯支持和鼓勵(lì)分離主義運(yùn)動(dòng)。
北約遣責(zé)這次投票，稱這次投票除了增加南高加索地區(qū)的緊張以外沒有任何作用。北約表示，國際社會(huì)強(qiáng)烈重申支持格魯吉亞領(lǐng)土完整。