DECISION
TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEMBER-STATES
OF HE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT SATES on
the situation of conflict settlement in
Taking note of concern of the Georgian Delegation
due to the lack of progress in peaceful settlement of the conflict in
Considering necessity of intensification of the
negotiation process aimed at comprehensive settlement of the conflict, early
return of refugees and displaced persons to their places of residence and determination
of the political status of Abkhazia, Georgia, and also
Reaffirming all its previous Decisions on this
issue,
The Inter-parliamentary assembly decides:
1. To call
upon the Sides to achieve substantive progress without further delay towards a
comprehensive settlement, first of all in organized and secured return of
refugees and displaced persons to their places of residence and definition of
the political status of
2. To call upon the member-states of the
Commonwealth of Independent States to ensure the realization of the measures
set out in the Decision taken by the Council of the Inter-parliamentary
assembly of the member-states of the Commonwealth of Independent Sates of 8
July 1997 “On Peaceful Settlement of the
conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia”.
Chairman of the Council of the Assembly E. Stroev
(Collection of Documents Relating to the Issue of Conflict Settlement in
Abkhazia, Georgia adopted in 1992-1999, Author G. Uridia,