The Georgian Foreign Ministry wishes to reaffirm the Georgian government's unequivocal support for Azerbaijan's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and does not recognize the so-called "presidential elections" which were held in Nagorno-Karabakh on the 19th of July 2012.

On the 19th of July 2012 during his visit to Japan, the Georgian Foreign Minister, Mr. Grigol Vashadze, met the Chairman of the Japanese Parliamentary Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee, Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama.

On the 18th of July 2012 during his visit to Japan, the Georgian Foreign Minister, Mr. Grigol Vashadze, attended a working dinner with a member of the Cabinet Committee Japanese Parliament, Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, and a Member of the Japanese Parliamentary League for National Child Care, Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry wishes to express its deep grief over the explosion which struck Burgas' airport in Bulgaria on the 18th of July 2012 and left eight dead and many seriously injured.