"The Assembly takes note of the decision of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Georgia v Russia (II) that, following the active phase of the hostilities in the 2008 war between the Russian Federation and Georgia, the Russian Federation has been in effective control of Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and Abkhazia and that therefore the human rights violations on the ground fall under its jurisdiction. The Assembly welcomes the Georgian Government's policy on peaceful conflict resolution, including the people-centered reconciliation strategy. The Assembly calls upon the Russian Federation to fully comply with its international obligations and commitments, including under the EU-mediated Ceasefire Agreement of 12 August 2008, in particular with regard to the withdrawal of military and security forces from the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and allowing the establishment of international security mechanisms on the ground."
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