United Nations Security Council resolution 906, adopted unanimously on 25 March 1994, after reaffirming resolutions
849
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Events
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(1993),
854
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(1993),
858
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(1993),
876 (1993),
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892 (1993),
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(1994) and
901 (1994), the council regretted that no agreement on a political settlement had been made between
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
and
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
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, and extended the mandate of the
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 858 in August 1993 to verify compliance with a 27 July 1993 ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abk ...
(UNOMIG) until 30 June 1994.
The council stressed the urgent situation in Georgia created by the large numbers of displaced people from Abkhazia and the right for them to return home. It also reaffirmed the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia. Both parties were urged to resume negotiations as soon as possible towards a political settlement and the political status of Abkhazia based on the principles set out in previous security council resolutions, so that the possibility of a
peacekeeping
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force could be considered.
The
international community
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was asked to contribute to Georgia to enable it to overcome the consequences of the conflict. After extending UNOMIG's mandate, it urged the parties in Georgia to ensure the safety of United Nations personnel and allow it
freedom of movement
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. The Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (; , ar, بطرس بطرس غالي ', ; 14 November 1922 – 16 February 2016) was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) from 1992 to 1996. An academic ...
was then requested to report back to the council by 21 June 1994, on the progress of the negotiations and the situation on the ground, paying attention to circumstances that may warrant the necessity for a peacekeeping force.
See also
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Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces
The Agreement on a Cease-fire and Separation of Forces was signed by parties to the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict in Moscow on 14 May 1994. Also known as the 1994 Moscow Agreement, it was witnessed by United Nations, Russian Federation and Conferenc ...
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Georgian–Abkhazian conflict
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(1994–1995)
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United Nations resolutions on Abkhazia
The Security Council of the United Nations passed 32 resolutions where it recognizes Abkhazia as an integral part of Georgia and supports its territorial integrity according to the principles of the international law. The UN is urging both sides t ...
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War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
The War in Abkhazia was fought between Georgian government forces for the most part and Abkhaz separatist forces, Russian government armed forces and North Caucasian militants between 1992 and 1993. Ethnic Georgians who lived in Abkhazia f ...
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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