The European Union has reaffirmed its unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders, in a statement delivered at the UN General Assembly on 4 June 2026. The statement, delivered by Quentin Weiler of the EU Delegation to the UN, expressed concern over human rights violations in the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and called for full humanitarian access.
The EU reiterated its commitment to peacebuilding and conflict resolution in Georgia, including through the work of the EU Special Representative as co-chair of the Geneva International Discussions and the EU Monitoring Mission Georgia. It recalled that humanitarian access is stipulated in the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and called for lifting impediments to the work of civil society organisations engaged in peacebuilding across divides.
The statement also addressed the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), regretting that no progress has been achieved on these fundamental rights. It called on participants in the Geneva International Discussions to engage in genuine dialogue on displacements over the past three decades, including partial returns of IDPs, and to enhance protection for returnees.
The EU welcomed the Georgian Government's efforts to secure durable housing solutions for IDPs and advance their socio-economic integration, but stressed that genuine integration must be sustained through continued commitment and resources, particularly to reduce disparity between the capital and peripheral regions. It called on authorities to embed IDP inclusion more deeply in the national development plan.
Candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Andorra and San Marino, aligned themselves with the statement.
The statement reinforces EU support for Georgia's territorial integrity, potentially strengthening Georgia's position in negotiations. It pressures the de facto authorities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia on human rights and humanitarian access, but has no binding effect. IDPs and refugees may benefit from renewed attention to their rights, though concrete progress remains elusive. Civil society organisations in Georgia receive EU backing for their peacebuilding work, which could improve their operating environment.