GUAM SUBMITTED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON FROZEN CONFLICTS TO UN
PanARMENIAN.Net
08.12.2007 13:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova)
submitted a draft resolution on frozen conflicts to the UN General
Assembly.
"The ‘four’ calls on the nations to confirm the territorial integrity
of states, where separatist ethnic groups maintained since the Soviet
period – Nagorno Karabakh, Abkhazian and Tskhinvali regions in Georgia
and Moldovan Transnistria."
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine indicated in the draft
resolution that the lingering conflicts still threaten peace
and stability in the region, calling on states and international
organizations to assist in resolution of conflicts in GUAM’s area.
GUAM member countries reminded of rights of refugees from the ethnic
conflict zones and the necessity of observing the security guarantees
for their repatriation and living, as well as rights and freedoms of
all ethnic groups in these areas.
The draft document also specifies "to include in the initial agenda
of the 63rd session an item on "Lingering conflicts in the territory
of GUAM and consequences for the international peace, security and
development", Trend reports.