On the inadmissibility of
violating universal
principles and norms of international humanitarian law
with
regard to the impoverished population of Abkhazia
Federal Assembly - Parliament
of the Russian Federation
Resolution of the State Duma
June 24,1997,
No.1640-II GD
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Resolves:
1. To adopt the statement of the State Duma of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation "On the inadmissibility
of violating universal principles and norms of international
humanitarian law with regard to the indigent population of
Abkhazia".
2. To request that the Chair of the State Duma of the Federal
Assembly of the Russian Federation, G.N.Seleznyov, forward this
statement to the President of the Russian Federation, Boris
Yeltsin, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Victor
Chernomyrdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian
Federation, Yevgeny Primakov, Director of the Federal Border
Service of the Russian Federation, A.N.Nikolaev, Chair of the
State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation, A.S.Kruglov,
Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe,
Leni Fisher, and General Secretary of the Council of Europe,
Daniel Tarshis.
3. Recommend to the President of the Russian Federation:
a). Not to permit the Government of the Russian Federation, in
its peacekeeping efforts related to settling the
Georgian-Abkhazian conflict, to take unilateral action that is
counterproductive to Russia, and to stop violations against the
population of Abkhazia of universal principles and norms of
international humanitarian law, which are an integral part of the
legal system of the Russian Federation.
b). To propose to the Government of the Russian Federation:
To refrain from current sanctions against the poverty-stricken
population of Abkhazia for the sake of ensuring Georgia's
territorial integrity;
Reverse Resolution 1394 of the Government of the Russian
Federation "On measures to temporarily limit crossings of
the Russian Federation's borders with the Republic of Azerbaijan
and the Republic of Georgia", passed on December 1994,
"in order to ensure the security of the Russian Federation
in connection with the conflict in the Chechen Republic". On
the basis of this resolution, the Federal Border Service of the
Russian Federation does not permit entry into or exit from
Abkhazia;
Establish a list of commodities banned for export to Abkhazia to
replace the current limited list of commodities permitted. The
list should contain all commodities that could aid in the
militarization of the region;
c). Suggest to the leadership of the Federal Border Service of
the Russian Federation to refrain from attempts to prevent
nonmilitary ships from entering or leaving Abkhazian ports, which
are not in keeping with norms of international law; and to
examine these ships in the relevant Abkhazian port.
4. Publish this Resolution and the related Statement in Rossiiskaya
gazeta.
5. This Resolution goes into force the day it is adopted.
Signed by,
Chair of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of
the Russian Federation,
G.N.Seleznyov,
Moscow,
June 24,1997,
No.1640-II GD
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