Georgia withdraws from Moscow ceasefire agreement

Грузия вышла из Московского соглашения о прекращении огня

Georgian State Minister for Reintegration Issues Giorgi Iakobaskhvili announced Georgia's withdrawal from the Moscow ceasefire and separation of forces agreement signed on May 14, 1994. According to a press release distributed on August 30, "the Georgian State Minister for Reintegration Issues declares that the Moscow ceasefire and separation of forces agreement signed on May 14, 1994 has lost all relevance."

The statement also noted that this decision was made based on resolutions concerning "the peacekeeping forces deployed on Georgian territory" and "the occupation of Georgian territory by the Russian Federation," which were passed on July 18, 2006 and on August 28, 2008, respectively, by the Georgian Parliament, as well as an extraordinary order of the Georgian government on August 27, 2008. In addition, the Georgian government supports the 6 point Medvedev-Sarkozy peace plan and declares that it should be regarded as the only relevant document concerning Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.