AGREEMENT on Further Development
of the Process of Peaceful Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict and the Joint Controlling Commission
Referring to the Agreement on
Principles of Settlement of Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict,
Working for comprehensive settlement
of relationships between the Parties to the conflict,
Confirming commitment to the
principles of International Law,
Acting in the spirit of respect for
human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as rights of ethnic minorities,
Stating that in the course of two
years after the conclusion of the Sochi Agreement, no
substantial achievements in terms of promotion of political dialogues have been
achieved,
Taking into account the sheer
necessity of comprehensive settlement of the Georgia-Ossetian
conflict,
The Parties took a decision to
further develop the process of peaceful settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
1. In this regard, the Parties note that:
a) The Mixed Control Commission (MCC), created
with a view of implementation of the Agreement of 24 June 1992, has largely
carried out its functions of monitoring the regime of cease fire, withdrawal of
armed formations and maintenance of the security regime, thereby having
initiated the process of political settlement of the conflict;
b) Maintenance of peace is secured
by the mixed peace keeping forces, created under the jurisdiction of MCC in
accordance with the agreement signed on 24 June 1992;
c) The MCC must be transformed into
a permanent mechanism, called upon to participated in
a planned and coordinated manner in the process of solution of different
aspects of the conflict settlement: political, military (peace-keeping),
economic, humanitarian and others.
2. In order to promote the process
of comprehensive, political settlement of the conflict and seeking improvement
of coordination of actions between the mixed peace keeping forces and CSCE and
other international organizations, to speed up the process of practical
solution of problems related to economic recovery of the suffered regions, as
well as to promote the process of return of refugees, the Parties agreed to
clarify the functions of MCC, to renew and expand its personnel.
3. The Parties adopted the Rules of
Procedure of the Mixed Control Commission on Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict (find attachment).
4. The Commission is a permanent
organ composed of four sides, participating in the process of settlement of the
conflict and liquidation of its consequences.
The CSCE mission to
5. The Parties to the conflict
reiterate pledged commitments to settle all the disputable issues exclusively
by peaceful means, without resort to force or threat of resorting to force.
On behalf of the
On behalf of the South Ossetian Side V. Gabaraev
On behalf of the North Ossetian Side
On behalf of the Russian Side N. Medvedev, Pastukhov
In the presence of Representative of
CSCE H. Eiff
31 October 1994
(Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of