Informal Translation

Attachment 4  To the Protocol #26 of the JCC Of 9-10 February 2003

DECISION OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT On the implementation of recommendations of the VIII Meeting of the Sides’ Plenipotentiary Delegations Expert Groups within the frames of the negotiation process for the full-scale settlement of Georgian-Ossetian conflict

10 February 2003, Tskhinvali

The VIII Meeting of the Sides’ Plenipotentiary Delegations Expert Groups on the full-scale settlement of Georgian-Ossetian conflict played a major role in the stabilization of the situation in the zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, which was characterized as tense. At the Joint Control Commission sessions taking place before the Expert Group Meeting held in Lisbon, one had to repeatedly consider various situations, which demanded rapid reaction, a search for ways on confidence building and establishing cooperation between the sides was ongoing.

Upon the results of the VIII Expert Group Meeting concrete recommendations were elaborated, aimed at strengthening confidence measures, guarantee of security between the sides. However, their practical implementation is proceeding slowly.

The Joint Control Commission for the settlement of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, having considered and discussed the process of implementation of the recommendations of the VIII Expert Group Meeting on the full-scale settlement of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, resolved:

1. To take into account the information about the process of implementation of the recommendations of the VIII Expert group Meeting.

2. To note that to a certain extent, these recommendations started to be implemented.

3. To address the Russian, North Ossetian sides and the OSCE with a request to facilitate the implementation of the recommendations of the VIII Expert Group Meeting.

For the South Ossetian side                   

For the Georgian side   

In the presence

For The Osce Mission to Georgia          

For The European Commission

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