"The cooperation between the troops of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the UN observers is excellent," he told a news conference.
Russian troops are also overseeing the return of 250,000 ethnic Georgians who fled Abkhazia last year.
Boutros-Ghali said that the second phase of this operation would be the UN phase, "to be decided by the Security Council."
A UN-chaired meeting between Russian, Georgian and Abkhaz representatives, to speed up the repatriation, is due to take place Nov. 14 in Geneva.
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