Resolution 1096 (1997) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3735th meeting, on 30 January 1997.
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SymbolS/RES/1096(1997)
TitleResolution 1096 (1997) / adopted by the Security Council at its 3735th meeting, on 30 January 1997.
Other titles
Security Council resolution 1096 (1997) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]
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Summary
Reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, within its internationally recognized border, and to the necessity of defining the status of Abkhazia in strict accordance with these principles, and underlines the unacceptability of any action by the Abkhaz leadership in contravention of these principles, in particular the holding on 23 Nov. 1996 and 7 Dec. 1996 of illegitimate and self-styled parliamentary elections in Abkhazia, Georgia; reaffirms the right of all refugees and displaced persons affected by the conflict to return to their homes in secure conditions and stresses the unacceptability of any linkage of the return of refugees and displaced persons with the question of the political status of Abkhazia, Georgia; reiterates its condemnation of killings, particularly those ethnically motivated, and other ethnically related acts of violence; reiterates its demand that the Abkhaz side accelerate significantly the process of voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons without delay or preconditions; welcomes in this context the holding of the meeting on 23 and 24 Dec. 1996 in Gali on the resumption of the orderly repatriation of refugees and displaced persons; decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIG for a new period terminating on 31 July 1997.
Action note1997-01-30
Vote summary
Adopted unanimously, 3735th meeting
DraftS/1997/93
Meeting record
S/PV.3735
Agenda information
S/52 [87] GEORGIA SITUATION
S/52 [88] UN OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA
S/52 [88] UN OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA
Date[New York] : UN, 30 Jan. 1997.
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4 p.
Notes
Concerns extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).