Annex to Protocol #42 of the
meeting of the JCC Co-chairs of 16-17 March 2005
DECESION on realization of previous
decision of the Joint Control Commission on Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict Settlement and on furthering of the process of regulation
The participants noted that despite the difficult
situation in the conflict zone there were certain positive trends, namely, the
shooting and number of illegal points reduced.
At the same time the liquidation of fortification
works did not take place generally due to the weather. Still there are certain barriers for free
movement of the people, goods and basic commodities, including the humanitarian
aid.
The participants expressed their dismay with regard of
slow realization of the previous decisions, as well as of acts undermining the
mutual confidence between the sides (operation of the center of reservists,
holding the military trainings in the conflict zone, facts of violation of the
air-space within the zone under responsibility of the JPKF). It was unanimously noted that the further
development of the process of regulation was possible solely on the basis of
implementing all the tools of JCC and of unconditional implementation of
decisions made by the JCC.
Proceeding from the aforementioned it was found
necessary to:
1. Take as information the report by the Commander of
the JPKF on the current situation in the conflict zone and on implementation of
agreements achieved by the sides (attached).
2. The working group on Law enforcement bodies and the
Peacekeeping Forces of the JCC, with participation of the headquarters of the
JPKF, before
- submit the proposals on organizing the meetings of
the leaders of law enforcement agencies of the both sides;
- elaborate the time-table for measures aimed at
completing the liquidation of fortification works in the conflict zone;
- elaborate the rules for carrying the firearms by the
law enforcement officials and armed structures of the sides in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.
- Georgian and Ossetian
sides shall:
- secure free movement of people, goods and
humanitarian aid on the territory of conflict zone;
- deploy the motor-roads on the Ergneti-Kekhvi
segment in accordance with provisions valid until 31 may 2004;
- dismantle unapproved check-points of the law
enforcement bodies of the sides, including the point in Tanarasheni
and Nikozi.
1 The Georgian side:
- according to the JCC decision of 30 September and 2
October of 2004 within a week shall
submit to the Co-chairs of the JCC the list of staff of the police check-points
exercising their function within the zone under JPKF responsibility, referring
to the relevant places of their dislocation;
- shall firmly pursue the fixed terms for rotation of
the Georgian Battalion of the JPKF;
- shall promptly decide the issue on withdrawal of the
Reservists’ training center from the conflict zone of Dzevera
settlement;
- shall provide the results of investigation of the
fact of attack against the military serviceman of the Ossetian
Battalion on
2. OC JPKF within a week shall complete the work on
implementation of decision by JCC with regard of check-point in Kekhvi.
3. To restore in full capacity the activity of the JCC
working group on Law Enforcement Organs and Peacekeeping Forces on economic and
refugee issues.
4. To raise before the Intergovernmental
Russian-Georgian Commission on Economic Cooperation the issue on intensification
of the works on implementing the Agreement between the Government of the
Russian Federation and the Government of Georgia regarding the interaction for
revival of the economy in the Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict zone and return of refugees of 23 December 2000.
5. Within the two-week term the sides shall identify
the officials for participation in ‘Thursday’’s
meetings rendering them the relevant competence.
6. To take into account the petition of the JPKF
Commander with regard of transferring suspect A.Sh. Pukhaev from the
sell of pre-trial detention to the CJPKF for temporary keeping him before
delivery the case to the court.
7. The JCC Co-chair from Georgian side, together with
the CJPKF within a week shall carry out the measures for unconditional
observance of agreements on preventing unsanctioned flies over the conflict
zone;
8. To ask to the high leadership of Georgia and South Ossetia for meeting with the representatives of human
rights organizations in order to decide the issue on transferring the convicts
and defendants under investigation;
8. To recommend the expert groups of competent
delegations of the sides on comprehensive regulation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to hold the meeting on the issues of
confidence building and strengthening of security.
9. The sides on the weekly basis shall inform
each-other about fulfillment of commitments.
For the Russian side:
For the South Ossetian side:
For the Georgian side:
For the North Ossetian side:
With
participation of the OSCE Mission:
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of