STATEMENT OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation expresses its deep sorrow about resumption of military operation in Abkhazia, which entails new casualties among the peaceful population and grossly violates Sochi Agreement of 27 July 1992, concluded under peace mediation of the Russian Federation. The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation calls upon the conflicting sides to stop immediately the military operations.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation suggests to the Government of the Russian federation to impose the necessary influence on the conflicting sides through the peaceful means, without employing the military forces of the Russian Federation.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation

Moscow, House of Council of Russia

17 September 1993

(Conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Documents 1989-2006 (Supplement to “Kavkazskie Sborniki”, edition #1). Collected and commented by M. A. Volkhonski, B. A. Zakharov, N. Y. Silaev. – Moscow, 2008, p. 281/in Russian)