PROTOCOL #43 OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

30-31 May 2005

Agenda

1. On situation established in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.

2. On the activity of Joint Forces for maintaining the peace in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.

3. On restoration of economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.

4. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

1. On situation established in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone as a result of armed incident of 29 May 2005 in the village of Tamarasheni.

(Keniakin, Khaindrava, Chochiev, Kusov, Kulakhmetov, Lachkepiani).

Decided:

1.1. To take the information by the Commander of the Joint Forces on maintaining the peace and the representatives of the Sides about the incident that took the place on 29 May 2005 and about the measures carried out by the law enforcement officials of the Sides and CJKPF in this regard.

1.2. The participants of the meeting expressed their deep dismay with regard of tragic accident at the eve of JCC meeting on 29 May 2005 in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.  The incident resulted in casualties.

JCC expresses its sorrow to the families of those perished and wounded.

In view of this incident the meeting of the JCC co-chairs was held with participation of societal organizations, political parties and movements of South Ossetia.

JCC condemns the acts leading such incident caused by the breach of achieved agreements of the JCC with regard of carrying and using the weapon and of illegal check points in the conflict zone; such developments push back the process of regulation.

The Co- chairs of the Georgian and South Ossetian parts of the JCC stated about their diverse assessments to the causes of the aforementioned incident.

The members of the JCC asked the media representatives, public and political powers, as well as the state organs for refraining from public interpretation of the incident until the investigation is completed.

JCC entrusted the law enforcement organs of the Sides with the task of maintaining operative cooperation in the process of investigation of the fact that took place on 29 May 2005 in Tamarasheni and informing the JCC and the public about the results.

2.  On the activity of Joint Forces for maintaining the peace in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and interaction of the law enforcement organs of the Sides.

Keniakin, Kusov, Khaindrava, Chochiev, Kulakhmetov)

Decided:

2.1. To take as information the report by the Commander of the JF on the activity of the peacekeeping forces in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone (Annex #1).

2.2. To take decision on the activity of the JFPK and interaction of law enforcement agencies of the Sides in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone (Annex 2).

3.  On restoration of the economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.

Kusov, Keniakin, Khaindrava, Reve, Leddel, Chochiev).

Decided:

To propose to the Intergovernmental Russian-Georgian Commission on Economic Cooperation consideration at the nearest meeting the issue related to the realization of the Agreement on cooperation in restoring the economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and return of refugees of 23 December 2003 and ask the governments of Russia and Georgia to give instruction to the relevant agencies for elaborating the program according to the Agreement and allocate the funds for its realization.

3.1. To suggest to the sides set up the expert group on elaborating proposals with regard of creating the favorable economic zones in compliance with proposals considered at the JCC meeting on 19-20 November 2004 in Vladikavkaz.

3.2 To support the initiative of the JCC Ossetian side on constructing the detour road Ergneti-Itrapisi within the frame of the program financed by the EC.

3.3. To take as information the statement by the Georgian Side on readiness of carrying out the restoring works in the conflict zone from the state budget of Georgia in amount of 700 000 GL.

3.4. To consider the information submitted by the OSCE Mission on the Concept “Need-Assessment on the territories, which suffered during the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict”.  The JCC working group on economic issues shall hold the consultation with the representatives of the OSCE and EC before 15 June 2005.

3. To endorse the positive steps in implementing of the Third Program of the economic rehabilitation of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone financed by the European Commission.

4. Miscellaneous

4.1. Taking into account the importance of the JCC Bulletin in publicity of the JCC activity and of the process of Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement, to draw attention of the OSCE on the further financing of this publication.

4.2 To take into account the statement of the South Ossetian Side on necessity of revising ‘Memorandum of Understanding on the OSCE Mission in Georgia between the Personal Representative of the Acting Chairman of the OSCE and the Leadership of the South Ossetia’.

4.3. To hold the next JCC meeting on Vladikavkaz in the late June.  The exact date and agenda will be determined through the working regime.

Chairman of the meeting,

Head of the Russian par of the JCC V. Keniakin.

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