STATEMENT OF THE PARLIAMENT
OF
The
Despite the fact
that the world community has many times expressed its position regarding
recognition as null and void of any elections that are conducted in the absence
of 2/3 of population, who are being persecuted at present, the Sukhumi regime still goes on with ignoring of opinions and
assessments of the UN. They try, in order to endorse their own legitimacy, to
legalize the forcefully changed demographic situation in Abkhazia, not to admit
the refugees to native places, to consider the issue of so called independence
as solved and to ignore the lawful interests of hundreds of thousands of
persons.
The next elections
of so called Parliament is one more attempt of Sukhumi
regime to disregard the results of the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in
Abkhazia that were officially recognized at the Budapest (1994), Lisbon (1996)
and Istanbul (1999) Summits of the OSCE.
The Parliament of
Georgia expresses it belief that the above-mentioned illegal elections will not
be left without the reaction from the world community. At the same time, the Sukhumi regime should, start in accordance with norms of
international law, the process for the secure return of refugees and to take
into consideration the demand of the world's leading states to start the
dialogue on the status of Abkhazia.
The Parliament of
Georgia draws the attention of political parties, functioning on the territory
of Abkhazia, as well as of population, to take into account that the elections
without participation of refugees will be followed not only by the negative
reaction from the UN member states but will make the results of such elections
unlawful and will violate the political rights of persecuted population.
The Parliament of
Georgia appeals to the Security Council of the UN, to raise the issue of the
unacceptable current situation and necessity to implement the appropriate steps
in the current conflict settlement in Abkhazia.
The Parliament of
Georgia considers it necessary that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
will make an official statement, addressed to the Security Council of the UN,
the OSCE, Group of Countries-Friends of the UN
Secretary-General on the Georgian issues and leaders of the CIS countries.
(Archive of the Parliament of