“The Assembly recalls that Georgia committed itself, upon joining the Council of Europe in 1999, to facilitate the return of the Ahiska (Meskhetian) Turks. It regrets that this commitment has not yet been fully implemented and that significant legal and administrative impediments continue to affect the voluntary, safe and dignified return process. The Assembly calls on the Georgian authorities to intensify their efforts to honour this obligation, including through the removal of remaining barriers, full respect for family unity, and the conduct of return and citizenship procedures in a transparent, non-discriminatory and timely manner, consistent with the requirements of the European Convention on Human Rights.”