Belarus’ report on Georgia, Abkhazia, S Ossetia is ready

MINSK, 16 December (BelTA) – Belarusian parliamentarians have prepared a complete report on a trip to Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia to assess the situation in those countries, BelTA learnt from the press service of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus.

The report will be submitted to the two chambers of the Belarusian parliament: to the House of Representatives’ permanent commission on international affairs and links with the CIS and the Council of the Republic’s permanent commission on the international affairs and national security.

The decision was taken during a session of a task group in the House of Representatives on 16 December. The task group was set up to prepare the issue of Abkhazia and South Ossetia sovereignty for the consideration in the National Assembly of Belarus. The heads of the parliamentary delegations that visited Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia as well as Russia (in order to assess the situation in these regions) have presented their reports on the visits.

A delegation of Belarusian MPs consisting of eight deputies of the House of Representatives and four senators of the Council of the Republic was on a visit to Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia on 17-20 November. The aim of the visit was to study the political and economic situation onsite for the Belarusian parliament to continue the discussion on recognition or non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.