International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Difference between revisions

|{{flag|United Nations}} || In August 2008, [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|UN Secretary General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] stated that "the question of recognition of states is a matter for sovereign states to decide. Today's developments may have wider implications for security and stability in the Caucasus. The secretary-general regrets that ongoing efforts to find a common solution on the way forward in the crisis in Georgia within the Security Council may be complicated".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9718891.htm|title=UN chief voices concern about Russian move on South Ossetia, Abkhazia|publisher=Xinhuanet|date=27 August 2008|access-date=29 June 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011222243/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/27/content_9718891.htm|archive-date=11 October 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Michele Montas]], a spokesperson for [[UN General Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-Moonmoon]], denied comparisons of Kosovo with the two regions and said, "I think that you should compare the two situations. The history of the two situations is different and this has been stressed several times".<ref>[http://www.newkosovareport.com/200809011181/Politics/UN-Don-t-compare-Kosovo-to-anything.html "UN: Don't compare Kosovo to anything"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915063940/http://www.newkosovareport.com/200809011181/Politics/UN-Don-t-compare-Kosovo-to-anything.html |date=15 September 2008 }} ''newkosovareport.com'' 1 September 2008 Link accessed 03/09/08</ref>