RESOLUTION 1287 (
The Security Council,
Recalling all its relevant resolutions, in
particular resolution 1255 (1999) of
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General of
(S/2000/39),
Recalling the conclusions of the
Stressing that the lack of progress on key issues
of a comprehensive settlement of the conflict in
Welcoming the results of the ninth session of the
Coordinating Council of the Georgian and Abkhaz sides held under the
chairmanship of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, with the
participation of the Russian Federation in its capacity as facilitator and of
the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General and of the OSCE, in Tbilisi on 18
and 19 January
Welcoming the decision on further measures for the
settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, adopted by the Council of
Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States on 30 December 1999
(S/2000/52), 00-27043 (E),
Deeply concerned that, although currently calm,
the general situation in the conflict zone remains volatile,
Welcoming and encouraging efforts by the United
Nations to sensitize peacekeeping personnel in the prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases in all its peacekeeping operations,
Recalling the relevant principles contained in the
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel adopted on
Welcoming the important contributions that the
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and the Collective
Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS peacekeeping
force) continue to make in stabilizing the situation in the zone of conflict,
noting that the working relationship between UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping
force has been good at all levels, and stressing the importance of continuing
and increasing close cooperation and coordination between them in the
performance of their respective mandates,
1. Welcomes the report of
the Secretary-General of
2. Encourages the parties
to seize the opportunity of the appointment of a new Special Representative of
the Secretary-General to renew their commitment to the peace process;
3. Strongly supports the sustained efforts of the
Secretary-General and his Special Representative, with the assistance of the
Russian Federation in its capacity as facilitator as well as of the Group of
Friends of the Secretary-General and of the OSCE, to promote the stabilization
of the situation and the achievement of a comprehensive political settlement,
which includes a settlement on the political status of Abkhazia within the
State of Georgia;
4. Reiterates its call for the parties to the
conflict to deepen their commitment to the United Nations-led peace process,
continue to expand their dialogue, and display without delay the necessary will
to achieve substantial results on the key issues of the negotiations, in
particular on the distribution of constitutional competences between Tbilisi
and Sukhumi as part of a comprehensive settlement, with full respect for the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally
recognized borders;
5. Reiterates also that
it considers unacceptable and illegitimate the holding of self-styled elections
and referendum in
6. Calls upon the parties to continue to enhance
their efforts to implement fully the confidence-building measures on which they
agreed at the Athens and Istanbul meetings of 16-18 October 1998 and 7-9 June
1999 respectively, and recalls the invitation of the Government of Ukraine to
host a third meeting aimed at building confidence, improving security and
developing cooperation between the parties;
7. Reaffirms the necessity for the parties
strictly to respect human rights, and supports the efforts of the
Secretary-General to find ways to improve their observance as an integral part
of the work towards a comprehensive political settlement;
8. Reaffirms the unacceptability of the
demographic changes resulting from the conflict and the imprescriptible right
of all refugees and displaced persons affected by the conflict to return to
their homes in secure conditions, in accordance with international law and as
set out in the Quadripartite Agreement of 4 April 1994 (S/1994/397, annex II),
and calls upon the parties to address this issue urgently by agreeing and
implementing effective measures to guarantee the security of those who exercise
their unconditional right to return, including those who have already returned;
9. Demands that both sides observe strictly the
Moscow Agreement;
10. Welcomes UNOMIG keeping its security
arrangements under constant review in order to ensure the highest possible
level of security for its staff;
11. Decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIG for a
new period terminating on 31 July 2000, subject to a review by the Council of
the mandate of UNOMIG in the event of any changes that may be made in the
mandate or in the presence of the CIS peacekeeping force, and expresses its
intention to conduct a thorough review of the operation at the end of its
current mandate, in the light of stepstaken by the parties to achieve a
comprehensive settlement;
12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep
the Council regularly informed and to report three months from the date of the
adoption of this resolution on the situation in
13. Decides to remain actively seized of the
matter.
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