United Nations Security Council Resolution 1065
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1065, adopted unanimously on July 12, 1996, after reaffirming all resolutions on Georgia
, particularly 1036
(1996), the Council discussed efforts for a political settlement between Georgia and Abkhazia
and extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
(UNOMIG) until January 31, 1997.
Concern was expressed by the Council at the lack of breakthrough in talks between both sides, particularly due to the position taken by the Abkhaz side. The Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces
was generally respected by both parties. While it recognised that UNOMIG and peacekeeping
forces from the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) had contributed greatly to the security situation, the deteriorating situation in the Gali region.
Negotiations to resolve the conflict were delayed. The resolution reaffirmed the territorial integrity
, sovereignty
and independence of Georgia, and the necessity of defining Abkhazia within these principles. It also noted the right of all refugee
s and displaced persons to return home safely and attempts by the Abkhaz side to hinder this process were condemned. Demographic changes as a result of the conflict were unacceptable, as were ethnically motivated killings and violence, and the laying of land mine
s.
The mandate of UNOMIG was extended until January 31, 1997 and would be revised should the mandate of the CIS peacekeeping force change. Finally, the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
was requested in the three months to report on the situation in Abkhazia and the operations of UNOMIG.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution
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1065, adopted unanimously on July 12, 1996, after reaffirming all resolutions on Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, particularly 1036
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1036
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1036, adopted unanimously on January 12, 1996, after reaffirming all resolutions on Georgia, particularly 993 , the Council discussed efforts for a political settlement between Georgia and Abkhazia and extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer...
(1996), the Council discussed efforts for a political settlement between Georgia and Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
and extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the...
(UNOMIG) until January 31, 1997.
Concern was expressed by the Council at the lack of breakthrough in talks between both sides, particularly due to the position taken by the Abkhaz side. The Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces
Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces
The Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces was signed by parties to the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict in Moscow on 14 May 1994. Also known as the 1994 Moscow Agreement, it was witnessed by United Nations, Russian Federation and Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe...
was generally respected by both parties. While it recognised that UNOMIG and peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
forces from the Commonwealth of Independent States
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
(CIS) had contributed greatly to the security situation, the deteriorating situation in the Gali region.
Negotiations to resolve the conflict were delayed. The resolution reaffirmed the territorial integrity
Territorial integrity
Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states...
, sovereignty
Sovereignty
Sovereignty is the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory. It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided...
and independence of Georgia, and the necessity of defining Abkhazia within these principles. It also noted the right of all refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
s and displaced persons to return home safely and attempts by the Abkhaz side to hinder this process were condemned. Demographic changes as a result of the conflict were unacceptable, as were ethnically motivated killings and violence, and the laying of land mine
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....
s.
The mandate of UNOMIG was extended until January 31, 1997 and would be revised should the mandate of the CIS peacekeeping force change. Finally, the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
was requested in the three months to report on the situation in Abkhazia and the operations of UNOMIG.
See also
- Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995 – 1997)
- United Nations resolutions on AbkhaziaUnited Nations resolutions on Abkhazia220px|thumb|United Nations map of AbkhaziaThe Security Council of the United Nations passed 32 resolutions where it recognizes Abkhazia as an integral part of Georgia and supports its territorial integrity according to the principles of the international law...
- War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)The War in Abkhazia from 1992 to 1993 was waged chiefly between Georgian government forces on one side and Abkhaz separatist forces supporting independence of Abkhazia from Georgia on the other side. Ethnic Georgians, who lived in Abkhazia fought largely on the side of Georgian government forces...