§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What reports have been made by General Hvidegaard, the commander of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), concerning incidents of armed attacks on either side of the ceasefire line between Abkhazia and Georgia; on what dates these reports are normally submitted; and whether they will place copies in the Library of the House.
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§ The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey):UNOMIG reports incidents of this nature to the UN Secretariat in New York. We would not expect to see such internal UN reports. Periodically, the UN Secretariat then brief the Security Council. The most recent briefing took place on 24 March and mentioned UNOMIG reports concerning violent action in the Gali region. The Secretariat undertook to keep the situation under review and to keep the Security Council informed. The UN Secretary-General reports formally to the Security Council on UNOMIG's activities on a regular basis. He submitted a written report on 6 January and a further interim report on 6 March. Both reports give an account of violent incidents either side of the Inguri River. Copies are being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.