Resolution “Ten Years After August War,” prepared by Georgia, was adopted during the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) with majority of votes.

The resolution was initiated by Sopo Katsarava, Chairwoman of the Georgian Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.

In the resolution, the Assembly stresses the responsibility of the Russian Federation, as the power exercising effective control, to “uphold the fundamental freedoms and human rights of all people” living in two regions, and calls on Moscow to “allow the safe, dignified and unhindered return of displaced persons to their place of origin.”

The resolution also condemns “the killing of Georgian citizens” Archil Tatunashvili, Giga Otkhozoria and Davit Basharuli, and urges Russia to “refrain from the obstruction of the thorough investigation conducted by the Georgian authorities” as well as to ensure that “perpetrators are brought to justice.”

It further welcomes the new peace initiative of the Government of Georgia, and calls for achieving “tangible results” in the Geneva International Discussions and for ensuring the access of international human rights monitoring mechanisms on the ground.