Martin Schulz (PES, DE) speaking in the plenary in the vote said that the PES group would have preferred that a mention of Georgia's "inappropriate initial behaviour" at the start of the conflict be included in the joint resolution.
Eiropas Parlamentu Sociāldemokrātu grupas priekšsēdētājs Martin SCHULZ (PSE, DE) pirms balsojuma paskaidroja, ka viņa grupa rezolūciju kopumā atbalstīs, lai gan tajā nav iekļauta atsauce uz Gruzijas rīcību.