Security Council resolution 1752 (2007) [on settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict and extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]
Symbol: S/RES/1752(2007)
Date: 2007-04-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/62 [88] UN OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA
S/62 [87] GEORGIA SITUATION
Subjects: Friends of the Secretary-General on Georgia|Commonwealth of Independent States Collective Peace-keeping Forces|UN Observer Mission in Georgia|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Georgia|Basic Principles for the Distribution of Competencies between Tbilisi and Sukhumi|Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces [in Georgia] (1994)|PEACEMAKING|INTERNAL SECURITY|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|ABKHAZIA (GEORGIA)|GEORGIA|GEORGIA SITUATION|DISPUTE SETTLEMENT|SOVEREIGNTY|PRINCIPLES|NEGOTIATION|CEASEFIRES|TREATY COMPLIANCE|CONFIDENCE-BUILDING MEASURES|ARMED INCIDENTS|CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION|DISPLACED PERSONS|GEORGIAN REFUGEES|CODES OF CONDUCT|TROOP-CONTRIBUTING STATES|CRIME PREVENTION|MILITARY DISCIPLINE|REPORT PREPARATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BELGIUM
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDONESIA
vote: yes
country: ITALY
vote: yes
country: PANAMA
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: SOUTH AFRICA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1752 (2007)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               13 April 2007




               Resolution 1752 (2007)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5661st meeting, on
               13 April 2007

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its relevant resolutions including resolution 1716 of 13 October
               2006 (S/RES/1716),
                    Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United
               Nations Observer Mission in Georgia of 11 January 2007 (S/2007/15) and 3 April 2007,
                    Supporting the sustained efforts of the Secretary-General and of his Special
               Representative with the assistance of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General
               as well as the Russian Federation in its capacity as facilitator and of the OSCE,
                     Stressing the importance of close and effective cooperation between UNOMIG
               and the CIS peacekeeping force as they currently play an important stabilizing role
               in the conflict zone, and recalling that a lasting and comprehensive settlement of the
               conflict will require appropriate security guarantees,
                     Stressing that economic development is urgently required in Abkhazia, Georgia
               to improve the livelihoods of the communities affected by the conflict, in particular
               the refugees and internally displaced persons,
                    1.    Reaffirms the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty,
               independence and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally
               recognized borders, and supports all efforts by the United Nations and the Group of
               Friends of the Secretary-General which are guided by their determination to
               promote a settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict only by peaceful means and
               within the framework of the Security Council resolutions;
                     2.    Calls on both sides to resume dialogue, make full use of all existing
               mechanisms as described in the relevant Security Council resolutions, to comply
               fully with previous agreements regarding ceasefire and non-use of violence, and to
               finalize without delay the package of documents on the non-use of violence and on
               the return of refugees and internally displaced persons;
                     3.   Recalls, with a view to achieving a lasting and comprehensive settlement,
               its support for the principles contained in the “Paper on Basic Principles for the
               Distribution of Competencies between Tbilisi and Sukhumi” and welcomes
               additional ideas that the sides would be willing to offer with a view to conducting

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               creatively and constructively a political dialogue under the aegis of the United
               Nations;
                    4.    Endorses the proposals for confidence-building measures presented by
               the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General during the meeting held in Geneva on
               12 and 13 February 2007 under participation of the Georgian and Abkhaz parties,
               and urges both parties with the assistance of UNOMIG and of international partners
               and the support of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General to immediately
               engage in implementing these measures without conditions;
                     5.    Welcomes progress achieved by both sides towards the implementation of
               resolution 1716 (2006), calls on the Georgian side to ensure that the situation in the
               upper Kodori valley is in line with the Moscow agreement on ceasefire and
               separation of forces of 14 May 1994; and calls on the Abkhaz side to exercise
               restraint in connection with the Georgian commitments with regard to the Kodori
               valley;
                     6.   Condemns the attack on villages in the Upper Kodori valley carried out
               in the night of 11 and 12 March 2007 and urges all sides to extend full support to the
               ongoing investigation conducted by the Joint Fact Finding Group under the
               leadership of UNOMIG;
                    7.   Stresses that the situation on the ground in the areas of security, return of
               IDPs and rehabilitation and development must be improved and calls on both sides
               to resume dialogue without preconditions in these areas, using all existing
               mechanisms, including Quadripartite meetings;
                    8.    Urges the sides to address seriously each other’s legitimate security
               concerns, to refrain from any actions which might impede the peace process, and to
               extend the necessary cooperation to UNOMIG and the CIS peacekeeping force;
                     9.    Stresses the urgent need to alleviate the plight of refugees and internally
               displaced persons and the need for a perspective of life in security and dignity in
               particular for a new generation growing up outside Abkhazia, Georgia, and recalling
               the right of return for all internally displaced persons to Abkhazia, Georgia, calls on
               both sides to implement the UNHCR’s Strategic Directions for the return in the first
               instance to the Gali region;
                    10. Welcomes existing and encourages                further   contacts   between
               representatives of civil society of the sides;
                     11. Underlines that it is the primary responsibility of both sides to provide
               appropriate security and to ensure the freedom of movement of UNOMIG, the CIS
               peacekeeping force and other international personnel and calls on both sides to fulfil
               their obligations in this regard;
                    12. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary
               measures to ensure full compliance of all UNOMIG personnel with the United
               Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the
               Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to ensure that acts
               involving their personnel are properly investigated and punished;
                    13. Decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIG for a new period terminating
               on 15 October 2007;




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                 14. Requests the Secretary-General to make use of this extended mandate in
           order to support the parties in implementing measures to build confidence and to
           establish an intensive and meaningful dialogue, and to inform the Council in his
           next report on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, on progress made in this respect;
                15. Strongly supports the efforts of the Special Representative of the
           Secretary-General and calls on the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General to
           continue giving him their steadfast and unified support;
                16.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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