International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Difference between revisions

|{{KAZ}} || In 2008, [[President of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan's President]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] said he understood the measures taken by Russia and urged the international community against raising the prospect of a [[Second Cold War|new Cold War]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6835&Itemid=65|title=Kazakhstan understands Russia's actions-president|publisher=Georgian Daily|date=28 August 2008|access-date=28 August 2008}}</ref> while also saying he considers that "Russia's actions were directed to protect the residents of long-suffering regions. In response Russia could either ignore or prevent the bloodshed".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1281532&lang=EN |title=Trend News: Kazakhstan Concerns of Negative Influence of Conflicts on Regional Security: Ambassador |publisher=News.trendaz.com |access-date=3 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907214441/http://news.trendaz.com/index.shtml?show=news&newsid=1281532&lang=EN |archive-date=7 September 2008 }}</ref><br /> In October 2008, Foreign Minister [[Marat Tazhin]] said that "the principle of territorial integrity is key in international law" and that for this reason Kazakhstan did not recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia or Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orenburg.kp.ru/online/news/147460/|title=Казахстан не станет признавать Южную Осетию|author=АО ИД «Комсомольская правда»|website=АО ИД «Комсомольская правда»|access-date=5 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125021539/http://www.orenburg.kp.ru/online/news/147460/|archive-date=25 January 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In December 2008, Prime Minister [[Karim Masimov]] stated that "We have an official position. Kazakhstan did not recognise Kosovo and does not recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia. We consider that borders are defined and Kazakhstan will not recognise any new states."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polit.ru/news/2008/12/12/independence.popup.html|title=Руководство Казахстана не будет признавать независимость Абхазии и Южной Осетии|access-date=5 April 2016}}</ref> Kazakhstan also send humanitarian aid to the conflict zone and offered help with peace talks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Analysis-Kazakhstan-and-South-Ossetia-the-oil-connection/50571218734559/|title=Analysis: Kazakhstan and South Ossetia – the oil connection|publisher=UPI|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Kazakh_PM_Says_Astana_Can_Help_Resolve_Ossetian_Abkhaz_Talks/1351021.html|title=Kazakhstan Offers Help With Ossetian, Abkhaz Talks|newspaper=Radiofreeeurope/Radioliberty |access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> In 2019, South Ossetia began exporting goods to Kazakhstan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://south-ossetia.info/v-kazaxstane-poyavyatsya-vina-iz-yuzhnoj-osetii/|title=В Казахстане появятся вина из Южной Осетии|access-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> In 2022, the Abkhaz and the South Ossetian government supported the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization|CSTO]] intervention in the country during the [[2022 Kazakh unrest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mfaapsny.org/en/allnews/news/othernews/zayavlenie-prezidenta-respubliki-abkhaziya-a-g-bzhaniya-v-svyazi-s-situatsiey-v-respublike-kazakhsta/|title=Statement of the President of A.G. Bzhania, the President of the Republic of Abkhazia in connection with the situation in the Republic of Kazakhstan