36. By the same token, and from the same peacekeeping perspective, the Mission
reiterates its position stated to the Georgian Minister of Defence on 7 April 2008 that the overflight of the zone of conflict by surveillance aircraft constitutes a breach of the
Moscow Agreement. In their explanation of the purpose of the 20 April overflight,
Georgian officials have referred to the need to conduct reconnaissance of Abkhaz
military formations and movements north of the Ceasefire line. However legitimate this
purpose may seem to the Georgian side, it stands to reason that this kind of military
intelligence-gathering is bound to be interpreted by the Abkhaz side as a precursor to a
military operation, particularly in a period of tense relations between the sides. (It is
worth recalling that the Abkhaz side reported 16 UAV overflights since last August). A
ceasefire regime has a major advantage – preventing war. It does however impose, in
return, limitations on the freedom of the sides, including the undertaking by one side of
measures that can and will be perceived as threats by the other side.
Т.е. по мнению этой комиссии ООН полёты БПЛА над абхазской территорией таки являются нарушением Московских соглашений.
