The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday that the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted its twelfth decision on April 30, 2025, under the agenda item “Council of Europe and the Conflict in Georgia,” reaffirming strong backing for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

According to the Ministry, the 46 member states of the Council of Europe reiterated their united support for Georgia within its internationally recognized borders and condemned the Russian Federation’s ongoing violations of international law, particularly its breach of the EU-mediated ceasefire agreement of August 12, 2008. The decision highlights Russia's continued illegal military presence in Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.

The resolution also endorses the 2023 Reykjavik Summit Declaration, calling on Russia to meet its international obligations and withdraw its forces from Georgian territory.

Council members welcomed rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that hold Russia responsible for severe human rights violations in the occupied regions. The latest ruling, issued on December 17, 2024, again confirmed Russia’s accountability, including for violations of property rights, and established its effective control over Abkhazia prior to the 2008 war.

The Committee of Ministers urged Russia to comply with the ECHR’s decisions and to grant immediate and unrestricted access to Council of Europe human rights bodies in areas currently outside the control of the Georgian government.

The Ministry emphasized that the resolution, adopted annually since 2014, underscores the continued political priority given to the issue of Russian occupation and represents a firm, unified stance by all 46 member states of the Council of Europe.