PROTOCOL on commitments

January 24, 2005, Tskhinvali

Taking into account the fact that On January 24, 2005 the South Ossetian party delivered V. Chalauri together with all investigative materials on him to the law enforcement organs of Georgia, Georgian party is obligated:

During January 25, 2005, release all recently captured persons of Ossetian nationality who have not participated in illegal activities;

The joint investigative group of law enforcement organs of the parties, with the participation of the Mission of the OSCE on January 25, 2005, provide the possibility to study he investigative materials about the case of A. Pukhaev. In the case of identifying his non-participation in any illegal actions, immediately release him and deliver him to the South Ossetian party. In the case of proving his illegal actions, carry out transference of A. Pukhaev to the investigative isolation ward of the JPKF until the end of January 25, 2005 for continuation of joint investigative actions.

The top political leadership of the parties guarantees implementation of the above-listed agreements.

Take into account the agreement of the parties to resolve the issue on transferring to each other previously detained and arrested persons.

Take into account the agreement of the parties to the conflict to strictly follow the procedure, determined previously within the framework of the JCC, on actions of law enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of conflict, and urged the latter to refrain form carrying out any one-sided operations.

The guarantor of the present agreement

from the Georgian party is George Kaindrava, State Minister of Georgia,

Head of the Georgian part of the JCC

In participation with:

From Russian party: V. Kenyakin, Head of Russian part of the JCC

From North Ossetian Party: T. Kusov, Head of the North Ossetian Part of the JCC.

From the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia: R. Rives, Chief of the Mission.

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