On September 26, the de facto foreign ministries of separatist Abkhazia and South Ossetia responded to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's speech at the UN General Assembly, in which he urged Abkhazia and South Ossetia to unite under a single state. 

In its statement, Sokhumi expressed, "Once again, we hear the repetitive rhetoric of the Georgian leadership, filled with the same hostile terms. We believe that if the Georgian leadership continues in this manner, positive results in overcoming the past will not be achieved." The de-facto Abkhazian Foreign Ministry reiterated its call for Georgia to sign a legally binding document on the non-use of force and to recognize the Republic of Abkhazia as a sovereign and independent state.

Similarly, South Ossetia emphasized that Tbilisi's stance towards South Ossetia and Abkhazia has not fundamentally changed. "Operating with non-existent terminology and facts, rhetoric far from reality shows that the past continues to hold Georgia and Georgian politicians captive. The position of South Ossetia is well-known and has been consistently expressed over the years. The signing of a legally binding document on security guarantees by Georgia and the Republic of South Ossetia remains crucial. At the same time, we must acknowledge the existing geopolitical realities that have developed in the region since August 2008," the de-facto Foreign Ministry of South Ossetia stated.

Notably, on September 25, during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Georgian Prime Minister Kobakhidze called on Abkhazia and South Ossetia to live in a unified Georgian state. "All the actions we are taking are aimed at helping our people so that one day we and our children can live together in one happy, united, and developed Georgia," Kobakhidze emphasized. He also noted that all sides should "restore the destroyed bridges in our country."