PROTOCOL #10 OF THE SESSION OF THE SPECIALLY CREATED COMMITTEE (Ad Hoc) OF JCC FOR PROMOTION OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AS A RESULT OF THE GEORGIAN–OSSETIAN CONFLICT TO THE PLACED OF THEIR FORMER RESIDENCE

Tbilisi, 7 June 2002.

Chairman:

Gambashidze A. G. -Head of the Joint Apparatus of the Commission for resolution of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict of the State Chancellery of Georgia: Secretary of the Georgian side to JCC.

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Agenda

Consideration of the side’s proposals for final elaboration of the project of the Russian-Georgian Interstate Program of Return, Accommodation, Integration and Reintegration of Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Other Persons Suffered as a Result of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict

Speakers:

Bertrand, Gambashidze, Korchmar, Kochiev, Nozadze, Kulumbegov,  Kublashvili, Antadze, Doguzov, Pliev, Roshianu, Teziev, Machabeli.

Decided.

1. The sides took as a basis the project of the program of return, accommodation, integration and reintegration of refugees, internally displaced persons and other persons suffered as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. They agreed to submit the project of the program for consideration of JCC Co-chairman in Moscow of the beginning of July 2002 and taking into account the possible additions and remarks to make a final elaboration of the project aiming towards the  final confirmation at the JCC session (the project of the program attached).

2. To approved the proposal of Georgian and South Ossetian sides to conduct meetings in Tskhinvali, Vladikavkaz and Stavropol Region in June-July on the problems of refugees and internally displaced persons and to address UNHCR office in Georgia with a request to consider the question of providing possible assistance in this.

3. To suggest the JCC Co-chairmen, as per the proposal of Georgian and South Ossetian sides, to consider in Moscow the issue of accurate definition of the term “other persons” and to discuss Point 5 of Chapter 2 of the project of the program.

4. To address UNHCR Georgia with a request to conduct a seminar with participation of the interested sides on the issue of use of international experience in return of refugees and internally displaced persons in conformity with the Georgian-Ossetian  conflict.

5. To take into consideration information submitted by C.Bertrand, UNHCR representative, on the conducted activities. The sides noted with satisfaction the intention of the office to continue its activities on solution of the problems of refugees and internally displaced persons in close co-operation with the Special Committee of JCC and expressed their gratitude to UNHCR representative for the well-organized session of the Special Committee.

The Chairman of the session Secretary

of the Georgian side of  JCC   A. G.Gambashidze.      

(Archive of the Mission of OSCE to Georgia)