RESOLUTION OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA On the situation in Abkhazia
The Parliament of Georgia states:
The resolution of the Parliament of
The CIS Peacekeeping Forces, deployed on the territory of Abkhazia,
in reality fulfill the functions of border guards between Abkhazia and the rest
of Georgia and fail to perform the duties, envisaged by their mandate, namely,
they cannot provide for the protection of population and creation of conditions
for the secure return of internally displaced persons;
In
Abkhazia, on the occupied Georgian territory, major human rights and freedoms’
violation on the ethnic basis has been carried on by the assistance of external
military force. Such as: arbitrary deprivation of freedom, terror, murders,
taking of hostages, kidnapping for money extortion, violation of the official
status of the Georgian language, destruction and misappropriation of state,
refugees and IDPs’ properties. The monuments of Georgian culture and scientific
and academic institutions have been destroyed and similar activities have been
going on. The world community has not been appropriately informed of these
actions. The policy of the separatists’ leaders have
posed a genuine threat to the existence of Abkhaz ethnos itself and to its
unique culture;
Abkhazia has become the territory without control
and has given shelter to international terrorists and extremists and has turned
into the zone for drugs and arms’ trafficking;
While there exist
uncontrolled and unregistered armaments on the
Despite the fat that the heavy military equipment
has been withdrawn from Gudauta military
basein compliance with CFE, The Russian side has not fulfilled the obligation,
taken by the decision of the 1999 OSCE Istanbul Summit regarding the withdrawal
and closure of Gudauta military base;
The Parliament of Georgia, while adopting the
Constitution of Georgia and in the following period, in order to create the
facility conditions for the conflict settlement in Abkhazia, considered it
inappropriate to define the status of Abkhazia without the participation of the
whole population of Abkhazia;
The separatist government of Abkhazia refuses to
cooperate on the definition of the status of Abkhazia not only with Georgian
side but also with the UN, the OSCE and other international organizations.
Thus, it ignores the good will of international community;
Taking into account the abovementioned, the
Parliament of Georgia adopts the
following resolution:
1. It is necessary to implement the requirement of
the resolution of October 11, 2001 “On the Situation Created on the territory
of Abkhazia” regarding the withdrawal of the Peacekeeping Forces of the Russian
Federation, acting under the auspices of the CIS, from the territory of
Georgia.
2. The ethnic cleansing of the peaceful population,
expressed mostly in the extinction and driving out of Georgian population that
has been carried on by Abkhaz separatist regime since 1992 and was repeated
with special cruelty during Gali events of 1998 should be acknowledged as the
genocide of the Georgian population, based on the resolutions of the OSCE 1994
Budapest, 1996 Lisbon and 1999 Istanbul Summits, the resolution of the UN
Security Council of January 31, 2002 and the materials, investigated by the
Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia. Prosecution, based on the legislation of
3. As the Abkhaz separatist government is an
ethnocratic-discriminative regime, the world community should be asked to
provide the appropriate assessment of the situation, created in Abkhazia
regarding human rights’ protection.
6. The supply of the separatist regime with heavy
military equipment and armaments, carried out by the Russian military forces is
a breach of international law and rude interference in the internal affairs of
7. The monetary intervention, carried out by the
8. The establishment of visa-free regime by the
9. While there exists the
possibility of the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, it is
inadmissible to solve it by forceful methods. We apply to the Abkhaz separatist
government to resume the negotiations with Georgian side for the peaceful and
just settlement of the conflict.
10. If the Abkhaz separatist government does not
take constructive steps, taking into consideration the recommendations of the
international community, for the broad-range political settlement of the
conflict and will not resume the negotiations process, the executive power of
Georgia in three months’ term must define the status of Abkhazia within the
state of Georgia, in accordance with the above-mentioned recommendations and
first of all, taking into consideration Georgia’s national interests.
11. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
must provide for the implementation of joint UNESCO and the Council of Europe’s
mission on the basis of the 1954 Hague Convention in order to monitor the
cultural heritage, existing on the territory of Abkhazia and to identify the
facts of the destruction of cultural monuments.
12. The ad hoc commission of the Parliament of
Georgia on the problems of Abkhazia must present the draft on the major
directions on the conflict settlement in Abkhazia in compliance with the
article 48 of the constitution of
13. The President of
a) Taking into account the existing situation,
along with the Parliament of Georgia respective ministries and bodies in four
months’ term should provide for the purpose of further reaction the legal
political expertise of the normative acts international treaties and
agreements, adopted on the issue of Abkhazia. Also in compliance with the
articles 65 and 100 of the constitution of
b) Taking into consideration the existing
situation, provide for the reinforcement of defense mechanisms necessary for
the country;
c) Should inform international community that
Abkhazia, as an uncontrolled territory, is a source of terrorism and extremism
and creates threat to the peace in the whole region;
d) Should provide for the full involvement of the
legitimate government of Abkhazia, as one of the sides in the negotiation and
decision-making process;
e) Should order the respective bodies of the
executive power of
The Chair of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze
(Newspaper
“Sakartvelos Respublika”, # 69, 22 March
2002)