Abkhaz

Georgia: Annan recommends six-month extension for UN observer mission

18 July 2002
Citing a "regrettable" lack of progress in jumpstarting negotiations between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) be extended six months, until 31 January 2003.

Georgia-Abkhaz conflict must not be allowed to simmer, Annan says, urging talks

25 April 2002
The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict must not be allowed to simmer, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report to the Security Council, urging both sides to hold talks aimed at resolving their fundamental differences.

Georgia: Security Council extends mandate of UN force, urges sides to talk

31 January 2002
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) through 31 July, while urging the parties to the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, to engage in talks on a new negotiating document.