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"Georgia provides a key to the geo-political jigsaw of the Caucasus. Across its territory run the most important routes for transporting gas and oil from the Caspian Sea to Europe and from Russia to Armenia. It is also a key element in quite a few of the EU projects: the pipelines Nabucco and AGRI or the gas pipeline White Stream. It is therefore even more valuable that ever since the times of the Rose Revolution the Tbilisi authorities have embarked on the road of democratic and free market reforms, thus associating their future with the European Union and NATO. In 2009, this work got interrupted by a violent conflict with Russia, the outcome of which was loss of control over Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Sadly, we must admit that despite the bloody occupation and exodus of thousands of Georgian refugees, certain European countries have quickly accepted the situation whereby Russia violates the independence of those regions. I am therefore happy that the resolution under discussion provides a clear definition of their status. Moreover, recognising them as occupied territories and confirming the territorial integrity of Georgia within the pre-2009 borders must be binding for the entire European Community. I also hope that its provisions shall determine a course of action taken by the High Representative while the issue of the withdrawal of Russian troops and return of refugees shall be addressed in the course of the upcoming EU-Russia meeting."@en1
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