RF MFA: GEORGIA-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON ABKHAZIA TO HAMPER CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
16.05.2008 14:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia’s Foreign Ministry criticized as
counterproductive on Friday a move by the UN General Assembly to
adopt a Tbilisi-sponsored resolution on the return of refugees to
Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia.
The resolution recognizing the right of refugees and internally
displaced persons to return to Abkhazia and "underlines the urgent
need for a timetable to ensure" their prompt return was adopted 14-11,
with 105 abstentions, on Thursday.
"The vote results clearly demonstrate that the international
community has actually failed to support Georgia’s maneuvers on
the problem. Russia voted against the project and gave a statement
explaining its position," the Ministry said, describing the resolution
as a counterproductive move that could complicate further the conflict
between Georgia and Abkhazia, RIA Novosti reports.