; (2) provides that free access shall be granted to organizations providing humanitarian assistance in regions affected by the violence in August 2008; and (3) launched the Geneva International Discussions between Georgia and the Russian Federation; Whereas, on November 23, 2010, President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili declared before the European Parliament that Georgia will never use force to restore its territorial integrity and sovereignty ; Whereas, on March 7, 2013, the bipartisan Resolution of the Parliament of Georgia on Basic Directions of Georgia’s Foreign Policy confirmed Georgia’s commitment for the non-use of force, pledged by the President of Georgia in his address to the international community from the European Parliament in Strasburg on November 23, 2010 ; Whereas, on June 27, 2014, in the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union, Georgia reaffirmed its commitment to restore its territorial integrity in pursuit of a peaceful and lasting conflict resolution, of pursuing the full implementation of the August 12, 2008, ceasefire agreement; Whereas, despite the unilateral legally binding commitment to the non-use of force pledged by the Government of Georgia, the Government of the Russian Federation still refuses to reciprocate with its own legally binding non-use of force pledge; Whereas the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) is still denied access to the occupied regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, despite the fact that its mandate covers the whole territory of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders; Whereas the Government of the Russian Federation continues to enhance its military bases illegally stationed in occupied regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia without the consent of the Government of Georgia or a mandate from the United Nations or other multilateral organizations