Council of Europe praises Georgia’s peace initiative
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The committee has assessed the initiative "as a vivid sign of Georgia’s firm commitment to promote confidence and interaction between the societies split by the dividing lines.”
On the other hand the resolution pointed out that Georgia has been unable to exercise legitimate jurisdiction on its own territory due to permanent obstacles created by the Russian Federation, including the presence of its military units. Accordingly, the CoE commitee recognises that the conflict is between Georgia and Russia, and not Georgia and the occupied regions.
This is proof that our domestic and foreign policy is going in the right direction. This decision is a clear assessment of Russia as the responsible party in the conflict. The recognition of our peace initiative by the European Council and other partners is an act of very significant importance for its further implementation", Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili said today at the government meeting.
The Committee of Ministers' Deputies expressed grave concern over the detention of three Georgian citizens Archil Tatunashvili, Levan Kutashvili and Ioseb Pavliashvili in Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and the subsequent death of Archil Tatunashvili in custody, says the statement released by the Foreign Ministry of Georgia today. The committee has condemned the fact that handing over Archil Tatunashvili's body became a topic for negotiations.
The Committee of Ministers' Deputies calls on the Russian Federation to secure immediate and unrestricted access to the territories beyond the control of the Government of Georgia to the Council of Europe bodies.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hold a hearing in the case Georgia v. Russia concerning the armed conflict between Georgia and the Russia in August 2008 and its aftermath.
Georgia’s package of proposals to improve the lives of residents in Georgia’s regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has been welcomed at the OSCE Permanent Council meeting held in Vienna on April 12.
The US Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Aaron Wess Mitchell visited the village Odzisi today, at the occupation line between Georgia and its occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
The Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is the principal decision making body of the organization, has hosted discussions on the occupation of Georgian territories yesterday.
The major topic of discussion at the meeting was the Georgian Government’s peace initiative A Step to a Better Future which seeks to improve the socio-economic conditions of the populations in occupied Regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
Researcher of the US Heritage Foundation Luke Coffey says that the US government can take steps to help the Georgian government carry out its peace initiative ‘A Step Towards a Better Future’, which aims to improve the humanitarian, social and economic conditions of the populations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) delegation has carried out a visit to Georgia from 10 to 21 September.
The report shows that Georgia allocates 9,70 EUR per inhabitant to its judicial system while the European average of the budget allocated to the judicial system per inhabitant in 2016 is 64 EUR and the median is 53 EUR.
The central Georgian government has simplified the procedure to receive a Georgian passport for individuals residing in the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) adopted a decision on conflict in Georgia at its 1345th meeting of minister’s deputies in Strasbourg on May 2. The deputy ministers reiterated CoE’s “unequivocal support” for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation (OSCE PA) in Europe has adopted a resolution proposed by Georgian MP Sophio Katsarava on the security and human rights situation in Georgia’s Russian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).