RESOLUTION 1752 (2007) ADOPTED BY UNO SECURITY COUNCIL
13
April 2007
The Security Council,
Recalling all its relevant resolutions
including resolution 1716 of 13 October 2006 (S/RES/1716),
Welcoming the reports of the
Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Observer Mission in
Supporting the sustained efforts of the
Secretary-General and of his Special Representative with the assistance of the
Group of Friends of the Secretary-General as well as the
Stressing the importance of close and
effective cooperation between UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping force as they
currently play an important stabilizing role in the conflict zone, and recalling that a lasting and
comprehensive settlement of the conflict will require appropriate security
guarantees,
Stressing that economic development is
urgently required in
1. Reaffirms the
commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence and
territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders,
and supports all efforts by the United Nations and the Group of Friends of the
Secretary-General which are guided by their determination to promote a
settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict only by peaceful means and within
the framework of the Security Council resolutions;
2. Calls on both sides
to resume dialogue, make full use of all existing mechanisms as described in
the relevant Security Council resolutions, to comply fully with previous
agreements regarding ceasefire and non-use of violence, and to finalize without
delay the package of documents on the non-use of violence and on the return of
refugees and internally displaced persons;
3. Recalls, with a view
to achieving a lasting and comprehensive settlement, its support for the
principles contained in the “Paper on Basic Principles for the Distribution of
Competencies between Tbilisi and Sukhumi” and welcomes additional ideas that
the sides would be willing to offer with a view to conducting creatively and
constructively a political dialogue under the aegis of the United Nations;
4. Endorses the
proposals for confidence-building measures presented by the Group of Friends of
the Secretary-General during the meeting held in Geneva on 12 and 13 February
2007 under participation of the Georgian and Abkhaz parties, and urges both parties with the
assistance of UNOMIG and of international partners and the support of the Group
of Friends of the Secretary-General to immediately engage in implementing these
measures without conditions;
5. Welcomes progress
achieved by both sides towards the implementation of resolution 1716 (2006), calls on the Georgian side to ensure
that the situation in the upper Kodori valley is in line with the Moscow
agreement on ceasefire and separation of forces of 14 May 1994; and calls on the Abkhaz side to exercise restraint
in connection with the Georgian commitments with regard to the Kodori valley;
6. Condemns the attack
on villages in the Upper Kodori valley carried out in the night of 11 and 12
March 2007 and urges all sides to extend full support to the ongoing
investigation conducted by the Joint Fact Finding Group under the leadership of
UNOMIG;
7. Stresses that the
situation on the ground in the areas of security, return of IDPs and
rehabilitation and development must be improved and calls on both sides to resume dialogue without preconditions in
these areas, using all existing mechanisms, including Quadripartite meetings;
8. Urges the sides to
address seriously each other’s legitimate securityconcerns, to refrain from any
actions which might impede the peace process, and to extend the necessary
cooperation to UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping force;
9. Stresses the urgent
need to alleviate the plight of refugees and internally displaced persons and
the need for a perspective of life in security and dignity in particular for a
new generation growing up outside Abkhazia, Georgia, and recalling the right of
return for all internally displaced persons to Abkhazia, Georgia, calls on both sides to implement the
UNHCR’s Strategic Directions for
the return in the first instance to the Gali region;
10. Welcomes existing
and encourages further contacts
between representatives of civil society of the sides;
11. Underlines that it
is the primary responsibility of both sides to provide appropriate security and
to ensure the freedom of movement of UNOMIG, the CIS peacekeeping force and
other international personnel and calls
on both sides to fulfil their obligations in this regard;
12. Requests the
Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full
compliance of all UNOMIG personnel with the United Nations zero-tolerance
policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed, and
urges troop-contributing countries to ensure that acts involving their
personnel are properly investigated and punished;
13. Decides to extend
the mandate of UNOMIG for a new period terminating on 15 October 2007;
14. Requests the
Secretary-General to make use of this extended mandate in order to support the
parties in implementing measures to build confidence and to establish an
intensive and meaningful dialogue, and to inform the Council in his next report
on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, on progress made in this respect;
15. Strongly supports the
efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and calls on the
Group of Friends of the Secretary-General to continue giving him their
steadfast and unified support;
16. Decides to remain
actively seized of the matter.
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