On July 4, the Vancouver Declaration was adopted by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly at its 30th annual meeting. It demands the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Russian military forces from the occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia by the ceasefire agreement mediated by the European Union on August 12, 2008. 

The proclamation further denounced the deterioration of the humanitarian and human rights situation in Georgia's occupied areas of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia. It also expressed profound concern over the Russian Federation's official possession of Georgian territory. In light of the Russian Federation's occupation and "Russification" policies, it draws attention to constitutional rights abuses, prejudice towards Georgians of ethnicity, and the destruction and alteration of Georgian cultural heritage monuments.

It underscored the necessity of a peaceful resolution of the conflict to protect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized boundaries. The declaration also criticized the worsening human rights and humanitarian conditions in South Ossetia and the Tskhinvali region, occupied regions of Georgia. Additionally, it expresses grave worry about Georgian land being formally occupied by the Russian Federation. It called attention to violations of constitutional rights, bias against Georgians of ethnicity, and the destruction and alteration of monuments representing Georgia's cultural heritage in light of the Russian Federation's occupation and "Russification" activities.