The entry into force of article 4 had been impeded by the lack of a settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region (the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region).
由于阿布哈兹和茨欣瓦利地区(前南奥塞梯自治区)的冲突没有得到解决，妨碍了第4条生效。