On 18 June 2006, the Georgian parliament adopted a statement that the activities of peacekeepers in Abkhazia and South Ossetia presented one of the main obstacles for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. In that context, the Georgian government was tasked to begin the termination of peacekeeping operations in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, to suspend relevant international treaties and the activities of agencies, as well as immediately withdraw the CIS CPF contingents from Georgia and replace them with international police forces.
In July 2006, the situation in the upper Kodori valley deteriorated, where in contravention of the 1994 Moscow Agreement police and military units of Georgia were deployed. The government of Georgia announced the launch of a police operation in the Kodori valley to "restore the constitutional order".
On 13 April 2007, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1752 that stressed the stabilizing role of the CIS peacekeeping force, called on the Georgian side to bring the situation in the upper Kodori valley in line with the 1994 Moscow Agreement, as well as to finalize without delay the document between Tbilisi and Sukhumi on the non-use of violence and on the return of refugees and IDPs.
Having ignored the provisions of the UN SC resolution 1752, the Georgian side continued to build up its army and police presence in the upper Kodori valley, increasing its strength to 2,500 by August 2008.
Between August 2007 and March 2008, UNOMIG military observers registered 26 flights of UAVs over the territory of Abkhazia, conducting reconnaissance in violation of the 1994 Moscow Agreement and the United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Thus, the Georgian side blocked the negotiation process and made it impossible to agree on the terms of ensuring security and normal social and economic development of Abkhazia and addressing the most pressing problems facing its population.
In that context, on 6 March 2008, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia sent an official note to the CIS Executive Committee that, in view of the changed situation, Russia considered itself to be no longer bound by the provisions of the Decision of the CIS Council of the Heads of States on Measures for the Settlement of the Conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, of 19 January 1996 banning official trade and economic, financial, transport, and other operations with Abkhazia. By the way, the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General for Georgia had repeatedly recommended to lift economic sanctions against Abkhazia.
The UN SC supported this recommendation in its resolution 1781 of 15 October 2007.
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