Annex #1 to the JCC Protocol #44 of 22-23 June 2005

PROTOCOL on the results of the meeting of the heads of law enforcement organs of the sides.

Proceeding from the interests of the peaceful settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, security f all citizens residing in the conflict zone, the Sides agreed on necessity of carrying out the search and investigative measures on the incidents acerbating the situation lately:

- on the death of military serviceman of the JPKF battalion on 12 October 2004;

- on missing without trace of a dweller of the village Kekhvi L. Kakhniashvili;

- on tragic incident of 29 May 2005;

- On missing Georgian person on 6 June 2005.

To this end set up the operative-searching group before 25 June composed of representatives of the law enforcement agencies of the Sides.

The investigative measures will be recognized by the Sides as the reflection of the good will and aspiration to the peace development.

The Sides commit themselves to give the wide transparency to the results of investigation that will encourage the development of mutual trust and application of joint effort aimed at preventing and suspending the offensive acts in a future.

 For the Georgia side

For the Ossetian side

With participation:

For the Russian side

For the North Ossetian side

For the OSCE

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