RESOLUTION OF THE PARLIAMENT OF GEORGIA On the Discussion Held in the Georgian Parliament with Regard to Relationship between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation

With regard to the discussion held in the Georgian Parliament concerning the relationship between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation, the Parliament of Georgia resolves as follows:

1. An appropriate statement shall be made concerning the shelling of the city of Sukhumi and the interview given to the Russian television by General P. Grachev.

2. The Parliament of Georgia shall start debates regarding the draft key agreements prepared on fundamental issues of relationships with Russia.

3. The text of the communiqué regarding the working visit to the Republic of Georgia of Chairman of the Russian Federation Supreme Soviet Council of Nationalities R. G. Abdulatipov and Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government S. M. Shakhray shall be presented for consideration to the Foreign Relations Commission of the Georgian Parliament. The Commission shall urgently provide to the Parliament its conclusion regarding the document.

The text of the communiqué shall be published in central newspapers of the Republic.

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Rusudan Beridze

Tbilisi, 23 February 1993

(Bulletin of the Parliament of Georgia, ## 1-4, 1992-1993, p. 361)