GUAM submits draft resolution on frozen conflicts to UN

"International support for the principle of the territorial integrity of states with frozen conflicts, within their internationally recognized borders, is the key point of the draft. This principle must be the cornerstone in settling any conflict," Chechelashvili said in an interview with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta published on Monday.

He said GUAM member-states continue weighing a plan to form a joint peacekeeping force. "Preparations are under way, although this project is only one aspect of cooperation within GUAM," Chechelashvili said. The GUAM general secretary said that the plan to form a joint peacekeeping force was not "a counterbalance to Russia." "This idea was prompted by the organization's plans to create conditions and guarantees, jointly with our partners, for the peaceful settlement of conflicts. Besides, we will not be able to work in this area without the mandate of authoritative international organizations - the UN, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the European Union," he said.

"GUAM has no anti-Russian bias," he added. Interfax