Security Council resolution 1287 (2000) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]
[Situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, and extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)]

Reiterates its call for the parties to the conflict to deepen their commitment and will to the UN-led peace process to achieve substantial results on the key issues of the negotiations, in particular on the distribution of constitutional competences between Tbilisi and Sukhumi as part of a comprehensive settlement, with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders; considers unacceptable and illegitimate the holding of self-styled elections in Abkhazia, Georgia; calls upon the parties to enhance their efforts to implement fully the confidence-building measures on which they agreed at the Athens and Istanbul meetings of 16-18 Oct. 1998 and 7-9 June 1999 respectively; reaffirms the necessity for the parties to strictly respect human rights; reaffirms the unacceptability of the demographic changes resulting from the conflict and calls upon the parties to address this issue urgently by agreeing and implementing effective measures to guarantee the security of those who exercise their unconditional right to return; demands that both sides observe strictly the Moscow Agreement; welcomes UNOMIG keeping its security under constant review; decides to extend the mandate of UNOMIG for a new period terminating on 31 July 2000; requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep the Council regularly informed and to report 3 months from the date of the adoption of this resolution on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia.

Adopted (14-0-0, 1 absent), 4094th meeting

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