EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the EU-Russia summit (9-10 June 2011)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1), and the negotiations initiated in 2008 on a new EU-Russia agreement,

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D. whereas almost three years after the conflict with Georgia, Russia still does not respect the agreements of 12 August and 8 September 2008 on the withdrawal of troops from the Georgian occupied provinces South Ossetia and Abkhazia and does not guarantee full unlimited access for the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to their territories,

E.  whereas Russia as a member of the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the UN has committed itself to respect and to implement the fundamental principles of these organisations,

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4.  Takes note of the ongoing dialogue between the EU and Russia on further visa facilitation; underlines that this dialogue should be in tune with the visa facilitation process concerning Eastern Partnership countries; calls on the High Representative and the Commission to convince Russia to cease issuing passports to citizens of the occupied provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia;

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10. Calls on Russia to respect the agreements it has signed and to fulfil all of the conditions under the Six-point ceasefire agreement and to immediately withdraw its troops from the occupied Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia;

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12. States that Russia, which has veto power in the UN Security Council, has to take up its responsibility in international crises and has to fully guarantee and respect the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries;

13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

9 June 2011

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