OSCE Parliamentary Assembly committee passes resolution on conflict in Georgia
The resolution was adopted with 50 votes in favour and five against despite Russia's resistance. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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With 50 votes in favour and five against, the OSCE PA’s Committee on Political Affairs and Security adopted the resolution initiated by the Georgian lawmaker Sophio Katsarava, despite Russia’s demand to exclude the resolution from the agenda.
The resolution is on the security and human rights situation in Georgia’s Russian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
#OSCEPALuxembourg2019 1st Cmt adopted Georgian Resolution on the #security and #humanrights situation in the #occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali. I am greatful to all participants of the Assembly for voting in favor of this very important #resolution pic.twitter.com/sT18kWyfPD
— Sophie Katsarava (@SophieKatsarava) July 7, 2019
The resolution calls on Russia to withdraw its military troops from Georgian territories and to fully fulfil the ceasefire agreement signed with Georgia after the Russia-Georgia 2008.
It also addresses the grave human rights situation in occupied regions, calls to hold accountable the people charged for crimes from the Otkhozoria-Tatunashvili blacklist, as well as speaks about the necessity of admitting human rights international monitoring missions into Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.
All international organisations agree on territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia never doubting that Abkhazia and South Ossetia are the territories of Georgia", the Head of the British Delegation Mark Pritchard said.
Luxembourg is hosting the 28th annual session of OSCE PA under the theme “Advancing Sustainable Development to Promote Security: The Role of Parliaments” on July 4-8.
The OSCE Group of Friends of Georgia has reaffirmed its ‘unwavering support’ to Georgia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty at the 25th Ministerial Council meeting in Milan, Italy.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Co-Operation and Security in Europe (OSCE PA) has passed a resolution titled "10 years after the August War”, initiated by Georgian lawmaker Sophio Katsarava with an overwhelming majority "despite Russia’s resistance at all stages,” the parliament of Georgia reports.
Georgian parliamentary delegation is taking part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) annual session in the Belarusian capital of Minsk.
The OSCE PA approved an important document prepared by Georgia about the conflicts in the country, stating Russia continued to violate international laws and violate the rights of Georgian citizens living in and near the occupied regions.
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).
Kari Henriksen, the South Caucasus Special Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, concluded a two-day visit to Georgia on Thursday, where she emphasised the importance of continued efforts to improve the lives of people affected by protracted conflicts on the territory of the country.
The Committee of Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly on Monday accepted a section on violations in Georgia’s Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions in the Assembly’s annual resolution.