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Foreword
Reasons for Complexity and Urgency of the Problem
The conclusion of the Report by Terry Davis (United Kingdom)
presented on behalf of the Political Affairs Committee at the fourth session
of the Assembly of the Council of Europe on January 27, 1999
suggests:
"Georgia is expected to undertake… To sign and ratify, within a
year after its accession, the Framework Convention for the Protection of
National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority
Languages" 223 . According to the commitments undertaken upon the accession
to the Council of Europe, the Georgian government signed the
"Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities" on
January 21, 2000" 224 . The Parliament of Georgia ratified this international
document in 2005 225 . Despite, the Article 9 of the Resolution
#1603 226 , dated 2008, by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of
Europe issued a reprimand to Georgia regarding non-acceptance of the
European convention 227
. It is unclear why the Resolution #1603, 2008
by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe demanded ratification
of the already ratified "Framework Convention for the Protec-
223 (
http://portal.coe.ge/index.php?lan=ge&id=geoeu&sub=3);
Cf. text in English: To sign and ratify, within a year after its accession, the Framework
Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional
or Minority Languages
(http://portal.coe.ge/index.php?lan=en&id=geoeu&sub=3). For the various foreign languages
translations please follow the link below:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/
224
http://portal.coe.ge/downloads/conventions/ETS-
157%20Framework%20Convention%20for%20the%20Protection%20of%20National%
20Minorities.pdf
225
http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=543;
226
http://conservatives.ge/docs/evrosabchos_rezolucia.pdf;
http://conservatives.ge/docs/evrosabchos_rezolucia.pdf;
http://assembly.coe.int/Mainf.asp?link=/Documents/WorkingDocs/Doc08/EDOC11502.htm
227
The “Framework Convention” was ratified by the Georgian Parliament by adopting
Resolution N 1938–IIs dated October 13, 2005; the document entered into force on
April 1, 2006. http://www.parliament.ge/files/714_9879_760261_charcho.pdf.
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