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 Abkhazia, Georgia

Taking note of concern of the Georgian Delegation due to the lack of progress in peaceful settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia and unsolved vital important issues emerged from the conflict,

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 Abkhazia, Georgia with facilitation of the Russian Federation.

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

28 February 1998

(Collection of Documents Relating to the Issue of Conflict Settlement in Abkhazia, Georgia adopted in 1992-1999, Author G. Uridia, Tbilisi, 1999, p. 103/in Russian)