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.

(Archive of the OSCE Mission in Tbilisi)