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[[Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation|Secretary General]] [[Nikolai Bordyuzha]] stated at a press conference in [[Yerevan]] that the present situation is "driving Abkhazia and South Ossetia into the collective security system",<ref>{{cite news | location = [[Yerevan]] | script-title=ru:Нынешняя ситуация толкает Абхазию и ЮО в систему коллективной безопасности – Бордюжа | publisher = News Armenia | date = 2 September 2008 | url = http://www.newsarmenia.ru/sng1/20080902/41939021.html | access-date = 3 September 2008|language=ru}}</ref> and further stated his belief that "South Ossetia and Abkhazia can not successfully and steadily develop without [being part of] a collective security system, without the backing of other states."<ref>{{cite news | last = Danielyan | first = Emil | title = Sarkisian discusses Georgia crisis with Russian leader | publisher = [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] | date = 2 September 2008 | url = http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/09/7B15C73A-30B5-4AC0-9484-69962EF5BC8E.ASP | access-date = 3 September 2008}}</ref>
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|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[Council of Europe]] || Former [[Secretary General of the Council of Europe|Secretary General]] [[Terry Davis (politician)|Terry Davis]] said "The unilateral recognition of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by the Russian Federation violates the territorial integrity of a fellow Council of Europe member state. It jeopardises prospects for a negotiated settlement of the dispute about the future status of these two regions. Russia cannot have it both ways. In the past, Russia has strongly supported the principle of territorial integrity. The decision to recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia must strike any objective observer as being inconsistent with this principle. The ultimate victim of this decision is the international credibility of the Russian Federation. The Russians cannot invoke international law only when they feel like it".<ref name="news2">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7582367.stm Reaction to Russia's recognition of rebels], ''[[BBC]]'', 26 August 2008.</ref>
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|{{EU}} || The EU leaders held an emergency summit on 1 September 2008, "strongly condemned" Russia's unilateral decision and recalled "that a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict in Georgia must be based on full respect for the principles of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity recognised by international law, the [[Helsinki Accords|Final Act of the Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe]] and United Nations Security Council resolutions." They also called on other states not to recognise this proclaimed independence and asked the European Commission to examine the practical consequences to be drawn.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/01_09_08_eurussia_statement.pdf Presidency conclusions of the Extraordinary European Council held in Brussels (1 September 2008).]. [[BBC News]]. 1 September 2008</ref> Swedish Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the [[Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe|Committee of Ministers]] of the [[Council of Europe]], [[Carl Bildt]], said in a statement that the Russian position is "certainly just as unacceptable" as [[Nazi Germany]] "defending its rights" in [[Sudetenland]] in 1938. Minister-Counsellor and Acting [[Head of Mission]] of the [[List of diplomatic missions in Sweden|Russian embassy in Stockholm]], Mikhail Skupov, condemned this statement as "not objective and unfortunate" and wished Sweden had a more objective and "constructive" stance, since Russia "has not annexed anything".<ref>{{cite press release | title = Russian irritation over Sweden's stance | publisher = [[Embassy of Russia in Stockholm]] | date = 27 August 2008 | url = http://www.ryssland.se/emb_e9a.htm | access-date = 29 August 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070520061412/http://www.ryssland.se/emb_e9a.htm | archive-date = 20 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=148&a=821223 Rysk irritation över svensk hållning] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823202937/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=148&a=821223 |date=23 August 2011 }}, Dagens Nyheter, 28 August 2008.</ref><ref>[http://carlbildt.wordpress.com/2008/08/27/onsdag-i-den-europeiska-krisen/ Onsdag i den europeiska krisen], Carl Bildt – Alla dessa dagar, 27 August 2008.</ref>
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|[[G7]] || On 27 August 2008, the seven foreign ministers of the G7 member states – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom – issued a Joint Statement on Georgia, condemning the action of a fellow [[G8]] member. The statement said, "Russia's decision has called into question its commitment to peace and security in the Caucasus."<ref>[http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2008/August/20080827152352xjsnommis0.9067346.html Foreign Ministers' Joint Statement on Georgia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080831110250/http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2008/August/20080827152352xjsnommis0.9067346.html |date=31 August 2008 }}. America.gov. 27 August 2008.</ref> The [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] responded stating that the statement justified [[Battle of Tskhinvali|Georgia's aggression]] and dismissed claims that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Georgia. Furthermore, the Ministry stated that Russia has complied with the Sarkozy-Medvedev peace plan and that Russian actions have prevented further destabilisation in the [[Caucasus]] region.<ref>{{cite press release | title = Russian MFA Information and Press Department Commentary in Connection with G7 Statement Concerning Russia's Recognition of the Independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia | publisher = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)]] | date = 29 August 2008 | url = http://www.mid.ru/brp_4.nsf/e78a48070f128a7b43256999005bcbb3/d296c73b1bd9c4c5c32574b4004bb07d?OpenDocument | access-date = 29 August 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = G7 Justified Georgian Aggression | publisher = [[Kommersant]] | date = 29 August 2008 | url = http://www.kommersant.com/p-13144/G7_aggression_Georgia_justify/ | access-date = 29 August 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080831090642/http://www.kommersant.com/p-13144/G7_aggression_Georgia_justify/ | archive-date = 31 August 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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|{{flag|NATO}} || [[Secretary General of NATO|Secretary General]] [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]] said "this is in direct violation of numerous UN Security Council resolutions regarding Georgia's territorial integrity, resolutions that Russia itself has endorsed. Russia's actions in recent weeks call into question Russia's commitment to peace and security in the Caucasus. NATO firmly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and calls on Russia to respect these principles".<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7582367.stm|title=BBC NEWS – Europe – Reaction to Russia's recognition of rebels|date=26 August 2008|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref><br />In December 2009, following NATO summit it was announced that NATO member states will not recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia and called on Russia to reverse its decision.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.regions.ru/news/2256608/|title=НАТО ОТКАЗАЛОСЬ ПРИЗНАТЬ ЮЖНУЮ ОСЕТИЮ|access-date=10 December 2009}}</ref>
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|[[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) || OSCE Chairman-in-Office, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Finnish Foreign Minister]] [[Alexander Stubb]] said "the recognition of independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia violates fundamental OSCE principles. As all OSCE participating States, Russia is committed to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of others".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osce.org/cio/50011|title=OSCE Chairman condemns Russia's recognition of South Ossetia, Abkhazia independence|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>
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