DECREE
ISSUED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA on
Further Presence of Armed Forces of the
The
Parliament of Georgia notes that despite the all efforts undertaken by the Georgian
Authorities, there is no tangible progress achieved neither in terms of return
of refugees to their homes nor in terms of restoration
of jurisdiction of
The peacekeeping forces, in fact, carry out the
functions of border guard, thereby, supporting and strengthening the separatist
regime, which, in the hope of continuation of such support avoids to
participate in the negotiation process in good faith and opposes to stage by
stage return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes.
Appeal of the Council of Federation of State Duma
of the
Disruption of peacekeeping mission carried out
under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Independent States, non-implementation
of the decision of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States of
Pursuant to decrees of the Parliament of Georgia
of 17 April and 2 October, and the Concept adopted on 3 April 1997, as well as
legislative initiative supported by signatures of more that 30 000 electors,
according to which if the Russian Federation fails to take serious steps aimed
at settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia would be obliged to review
the issue of prolongation of the mandate of the peace keeping forces.
Taking all the aforementioned into consideration
and in order to protect sovereignty and territorial integrity of
If no progress is achieved by
To deem it not appropriate to use the Armed Forces
of the Russian Federation, acting under the auspices of the Commonwealth of
Independent States, for carrying out peacekeeping operations in the zone of
conflict in Abkhazia.
To ask the President of Georgia:
a) To secure elaboration and realization of
mechanism of withdrawal from
b) To work out an action plan aimed at maintenance
of the cease-fire regime trough our own means and through the means of invited
peacekeeping forces, after the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, deployed
on the territory of Georgia and acting under the auspices of the Commonwealth
of Independent States are withdrawn;
c) To secure the beginning of negotiation process
with the Russian Federation on withdrawal of Russian troops from the conflict
zone in Abkhazia, to activate efforts and secure participation of international
organizations in terms of settlement of the aforementioned issues.
d) To set up a joint group of representatives of
executive and legislative power, that will coordinate elaboration and
implementation of legislative bases of the aforementioned issues.
2. To note that the President of Georgia put
forward an issue on transfer to Georgia its share of the Black Sea Military
Fleet and establish control over the implementation of this issue.
3. Until the negotiation process is completed, to
ban any removal from the
4. To start immediate negotiations with the
5. To entrust the Ad hoc Commission on Abkhazia
and the Committee on Defense and Security of the Parliament of Georgia and to
this end, to organize monthly hearings of competent executive bodies on the
aforementioned issues.
Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Z. Zhvania
30 May
1997
(Bulletin of the Parlament of Georgia, 1997, # 23-24, p. 2)