It is recalled that the objective of the report is to take stock of the situation in Georgia following the armed conflict between the Russian Federation and Georgia in August 2008, to report on the related activities of the Council of Europe and to propose further Council of Europe action. [...] This report does not prejudge or infringe upon a possible future political settlement of the conflict, nor potential progress within the framework of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) on the implementation of the six-point Ceasefire Agreement of 12 August 2008 between the Russian Federation and Georgia under the auspices of the European Union, and the implementing measures of 8 September. [...] To accept the principles of the rule of law and of the enjoyment by all persons within its jurisdiction of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to collaborate sincerely and effectively in the realisation of the aim of the Council of Europe. [...] The Georgian authorities observed that the partial relaxation of the crossing regime continued to solely apply to residents of several villages of the Akhalgori District and the village of Kardzmani and Sinaguri of the Java district. [...] At the invitation of the Secretariat, the winners of the 2023 Youth Peace Award, an initiative of the Office of the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of Georgia focusing on the role of youth in peacebuilding processes, attended the 11 World Forum for Democracy (WFD) on 6-8 November 2023 in Strasbourg.
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