TBILISI. Sept 4 (Interfax) - The Georgian parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution on Ukraine, a provision of which calls on NATO to accelerate the process of admitting Georgia into the alliance.
The parliament "is calling on NATO and the European Union to adopt effective measures to guarantee the security of both Georgia and Moldova as well as Ukraine and with this purpose, accelerating their integration into the alliance," the document says.
The resolution on Ukraine says that "Russia is violating the principles and norms of international law." "There is an apparent prospect of further escalation of tension and large-scale armed confrontation between two states which poses an apparent threat to regional as well as international peace and stability," the document says.
Proceeding from this, the Georgian parliament "expresses solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine and confirms clear support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," the document says.
The parliament "condemns aggression against sovereign Ukraine, which not only contradicts the norms and principles of international law, but makes the escalation of hostilities irreversible, which will have disastrous consequences for all-European security."
In addition, the Georgian parliament "calls on the Russian Federation to give up attempts to resolve any political differences by force, and supports the efforts of the international community as well as the leadership of Ukraine aimed at settling the crisis through talks."
The draft resolution was prepared by the parliamentary majority and 81 deputies voted for it, while the minority abstained from voting. The minority had compiled its own draft resolution but the majority refused to discuss it.