Annex ¹ 1 to the decision Concerning
the Basic Principles of Operation
of the Military
Contingents and of the Military Observers Designated for the
Normalization of the
Situation in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict. 6. 12. 1994
Rights and Obligations of the
Commander of the Joint Forces for the Maintenance of Peace in the Zone of the
Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
1. Coordination of the operations of the Joint
Forces with the leadership of the sides, and organization of cooperation with
local law enforrcement organs.
2. The organization, through the senior military
chiefs of the sides, of mutually agreed operations to carry out the tasks
placed upon the Joint Forces.
3. Varification of the
execution of the “Decision” by the service personnel of the peacekeeping forces
of the sides.
4. Organization of methodical work with the command
staff of the Joint Forces regarding the practical imlementation
of their functional obligations.
5. Through the senior
military chiefs of the sides, the adoption of disciplinary meesures
to influence the servicemen of the Joint Forces in accordance with the
“Decision”.
6. The adoption of decisive measures against the
inadmissible taking of hostages by any one of the sides in conflict.
7. The combined use of the units of the Joint
Forces in case of the threat of the outbreak of armed conflict in the zone of
responsibility.
8. Systematic reporting to the JCC about the
situation of affairs in the zone of the
Georgian-Ossetian conflict, and preparation, together
with the senior military chiefs of the sides, of proposals for improving the
activity of the Joint Forces.
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