Two major accords signed.The signing of two accords--"declaration on measures for a political settlement of the Georgian/Abkhaz conflict" and "Quadripartite Agreement A Quadripartite Agreement is a treaty between four states or four commercial parties. The most famous Quadripartite Agreement is that of the Four Power Agreement on Berlin of September 3, 1941 between the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and France. on voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons displaced person: see refugee. "--on 4 April in Moscow by the Georgian and Abkhaz sides was called by the Security Council on 8 April an "encouraging event, laying the basis for further progress towards the settlement of the conflict". In a statement by its President Colin Keating of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , the Council welcomed the conclusion of the third round of negotiations between the two sides on a comprehensive political settlement, under the aegis aegis (ē`jĭs), in Greek mythology, weapon of Zeus and Athena. It possessed the power to terrify and disperse the enemy or to protect friends. of the UN with the assistance of the Russian Federation Russian Federation: see Russia. as facilitator. Representatives of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees had also attended. The Council urged both parties to observe strictly the cease-fire and other commitments under the accords, and "use the atmosphere of constructive cooperation", which had emerged to resolve other outstanding key issues. The Council wanted "substantive progress towards a political settlement" during the next rounds of negotiations, so it could "adequately consider the possible establishment of a peace-keeping force in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia". Support for the return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes in secure conditions was also reaffirmed, as the Council expressed "hope for fruitful results" of the Quadripartite QUADRIPARTITE. Having four parts, or divided into four parts; as, this indenture quadripartite made between A B, of the one part, C D, of the second part, E P, of the third part, and G H, of the fourth part. Commission's work on the issue. Resolutions 906, 901, 896: UNOMIG UNOMIG United Nations Observer Mission In Georgia extended Urging the Georgian and Abkhaz sides to take all necessary steps to ensure the security of personnel of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and its "freedom of movement" throughout Georgia, the Security Council on 2 5 March extended the Mission's mandate for an additional interim period, until 30 June. In unanimously adopting resolution 906 (1994), the Council asked the Secretary-General to report any progress in negotiations by no later than 21 June and on the situation on the ground, with "special attention to circumstances which might warrant a peace-keeping force and on the modalities Modalities The factors and circumstances that cause a patient's symptoms to improve or worsen, including weather, time of day, effects of food, and similar factors. for such a force". All concerned were once again called upon to respect the sovereignty and 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. Conversely it states that border changes imposed by force are acts of aggression. of the Republic of Georgia. The right of all refugees and displaced persons to "return to their homes in secure conditions throughout Abkhazia" was stressed. Earlier, the Council had extended UNOMIG's mandate on two occasions: on 31 January, in resolution 896 (1994), until 7 March; and on 4 March, in resolution 901 (1994), until 31 March. Established under Council resolution 858 (1993) of 24 August, UNOMIG, with some 22 personnel, was originally to verify the 27 July cease-fire agreement between Georgia and the forces in Abkhazia--a small Black Sea region attempting to secede se·cede intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin s from Georgia. |Extremely tense' situation The situation between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides continued to be "extremely tense", the Secretary-General reported (S/1994/253) on 3 March. It had worsened as a result of renewed fighting in the Gali Gali can refer to:
A paradox existed, he said. Both parties wanted a UN peace-keeping force to be deployed. Georgia had made an appeal for such a deployment, but the Abkhaz side--by not conceding to the Council's demand that all concerned recognize Georgia's territorial integrity--was "in effect preventing the UN from responding to a call for assistance from a Member State and blocking the orderly return of refugees", the Secretary-General stated. Although conditions for the deployment of a peace-keeping force at that time did not exist, the international community should not abandon its efforts, he said (S/1994/312) on 18 March. Both parties needed outside help to assist them to "find the road to peace". At the same time, they could not expect the international community to "maintain that assistance indefinitely if they do not both show a readiness to start rebuilding confidence and reconciling their differences", the Secretary-General stressed. |
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