RESOLUTION ISUED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE MEMBER-STATES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES on Peaceful Regulation of the Conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia

Deeply concerned at the lack of real progress in the comprehensive settlement of the conflict on Abkhazia, Georgia, in particular about the return of refugees and displaced persons in safety and dignity,

Noting the importance of early realization of the Decision taken by the Council of the heads of States of the Commonwealth of independent States of 28 march 1997 on Peaceful Settlement of the Conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia,

Proceeding from the fact that the term of presence of the Collective peacekeeping Force in the conflict zone expires in 31 July 1997,

The parliamentary Assembly of the CIS decides:

1. To appeal to the Statue-established bodies of the CIS responsible to the implementation of the Decision taken by the heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States of 28 March 1997 with the request to accelerate the realization of measures set up in this Decision, first of all in its part that regards assurance of security of return of refugees and displaces persons to their places of residence.

2. To call upon the Sides to achieve substantive progress towards the process of negotiation and search for the resolution of issues, subjects to contradiction through compromises in order to fulfil early comprehensive political settlement of the conflict.

Chairman of the Council of the Assembly E. Stroev

8 June 1997

(Newspaper “Svobodnaia Gruzia”, # 75, 10 June 1997)