Occupied territories of Georgia
In November 2010, NATO Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution containing the terms "occupied territories" and "ethnic cleansing" referring to Russian military presence and actions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. NATO parliamentarians urged Russia "to reverse" the results of ethnic cleansing and allow the "safe and dignified" return of all internally displaced persons to their homes. The Resolution condemned the tightening by Russian FSB Border Troops of procedures for crossing the Administrative Border Line, enhancement of Russia's military presence on the occupied territories as well as Russia's blocking of the extension of the OSCE and UN missions in Georgia. It urged Russia to allow EUMM unimpeded access to the entire territory of Georgia.
NATO Parliamentary Assembly also welcomed Georgia's State Strategy on Occupied Territories and the Action Plan for Engagement.
Timeline of the Russo-Georgian War
Bodyguards forced Georgian president Saakashvili to the ground in Gori when Russian planes flew over. Local civilians in Gori were warned that day by Georgian military of possible Russian advance; both civilians and military began abandoning Gori. Georgian official claimed that Gori was occupied by the Russian military. Georgian officials said that troops were ordered to defend Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Tbilisi is located from Gori. Secretary of the Security Council, Alexander Lomaia, said that the Georgian Army was ordered to hold the city of Mtskheta, from Tbilisi. At about 16:14 GMT, Reuters reported that its reporter in Gori had said that there was "no trace of troops or military vehicles, it is absolutely deserted". That day, "The Daily Telegraph" (UK) reported that it had witnessed "a full scale disorganised and panicked retreat from Gori".