Annex 1 To Protocol #28 of the JCC Session dated June 23-25, 2003 Moscow

DECISION THE JCC FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On the draft inter-state Russian-Georgian program on return, accommodation, integration and reintegration of refugees, IDPs and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and actions for rehabilitation of economy in the regions of return

Taking into account the importance of resolving the problem of return of refugees, IDPs and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict for the development of the process of the conflict settlement, the parties, after studying and reviewing the proposals of the parties on the draft program,

the JCC resolved:

1. For the purpose of speeding up the development and submission to the executive organs of Russian Federation and Georgia the draft inter-state Russian-Georgian program on return, accommodation, integration and reintegration of refugees, IDPs and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, within the framework of the Special Committee of the JCC on refugees, the parties shall organize regular work on specification of quantitative indices on the categories considered under normative acts of the respective party (deadline is end September, 2003).

2. The parties shall conduct model financial calculations of costs on return, accommodation, integration and reintegration of refugees, IDPs and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, taking into account the standards applicable on the territories of the parties (deadline is end September 2003).

3. The parties shall develop and present proposals on the draft Russian-Georgian program on return, accommodation, integration and reintegration of refugees, IDPs and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. Concretize actions through defining the model financial costs on rehabilitation of economy in the zone of return of taking into account the directions considered under the version  of draft program coordinated within the framework of the JCC (deadline is end September 2003).

4. Apply to the regional representation of UN in Georgia and Russian Federation with the request to render methodological assistance in development of the program proceeding from the experience of international activities and works on the territory of Russian federation and Georgia (deadline is end September 2003).

Taking into account the extreme importance of defining the mechanism of compensation and rehabilitation of the right to lost accommodation and property, assign the cochairman of the JCC from Georgian party to notify the leadership of the executive authorities of Georgia about the request of the JCC on speeding up the consideration of the draft law on rehabilitation and protection of housing and property rights of refugees and IDPs. Inform the JCC about the taken actions in September of the current year.

Hold next session of the Special Committee of the JCC on refugees at the end of September 2003, in Tbilisi.

On behalf of the Georgian side                          

On behalf of the South Ossetian side

On behalf of the Russian Side                                       

On behalf of the North Ossetian side

In participation of the OSCE

On behalf of EC

On behalf of UN

(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia for Conflict Resolution Issues/in Russian)