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Heute ist der Tag der Vertragsverletzung des Sechs-Punkte-Abkommens vom 16.08.2008 durch Russland!

SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION EXTENDING MANDATE OF GEORGIA

15.06.2009 | UN-Sicherheitsrat | Link zur Quelle | Bilder | Video |
MISSION FOR 2 WEEKS, AS RUSSIAN FEDERATION VOTES AGAINST TEXT
Vote: 10 in favour to 1 against, with 4 Abstentions;
‘Rollover Text’ Aimed to Allow More Time for Negotiations on New Mandate
The nearly 16-year United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was ended this evening, when a draft resolution that would have extended its mandate for just two weeks to allow divergent views to coalesce around a new security regime in the region, failed to pass, owing to a veto exercised by the Russian Federation.
The draft resolution, submitted by Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States, was defeated by a vote of 10 in favour to 1 against (Russian Federation), with 4 abstentions (China, Libya, Uganda, Viet Nam), concluding, for now, a United Nations presence in that region, at a time when, according to the latest Secretary-General’s report, the local population remained in a precarious situation and a ceasefire regime was already eroding.
Since 1994, UNOMIG has monitored the ceasefire ending the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict that drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Dramatic changes followed the outbreak of hostilities in South Ossetia on 7 and 8 August 2008, which profoundly impacted conditions in the Georgian-Abkhaz zone and the overall conflict-settlement process.
Prior to today’s action, the Security Council unanimously approved a mandate extension of the mission until 15 June, through the passage of resolution 1866 (2009) in February, while expressing its intention to outline by today the elements of a future United Nations presence in the region. To help foster an agreement on a new security regime in line with that text, the Secretary General presented recommendations for such a regime in his 18 May report to the Council (document S/2009/254). ...
Stichworte: Georgien, Abchasien, Süd-Ossetien, Russland, UN, Sprache: englisch, Archiv: #