PROTOCOL #30 MEETINGS OF CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JCC FOR GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

April 16, 2004, Tskhinvali

Chaired by: Boris Chochiev – Minister of Special Tasks, Head of South Ossetian Part of the JCC

Agenda:

1. Proposals of the parties to the JCC about the future activities within the framework of the Georgian-Russian Conflict Settlement.

2. Approval of decisions about the projects developed previously within the framework of the JCC.

- on the bulletin of the JCC;

- on introducing changes to the provision on Special Coordination Center;

- on the meeting of authorized representatives of the JCC;

- on activities of joint posts of road police of the Ministries of  Internal Affairs of South Ossetian and Georgian parties in the villages of Kekhvi and Tamarasheni.

3. On realization of the agreement between the Governments of Russian Federation and Georgia on mutual cooperation in rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees.

4. On the Commander of the JPKF.

5. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

1. Proposals of the parties to the JCC about the future activities within the framework of the Georgian-Russian Conflict Settlement.

(Mayorov, Chochiev, Khaindrava, Kusov, Roy Rive, Thorben Holtze, Hussein Navid)

1.2. Take into account the information of the parties to the JCC about the readiness to activate the work within the framework of the JCC for the purpose of further development of the process of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement.

2. Approval of decisions about the projects developed previously within the framework of the JCC.

(Mayorov, Chochiev, Khaindrava, Kusov, Roy Rive)

2.1. Approve the Provision on the Bulletin of the JCC (attached).

Resolve the issue on acquisition of equipment and carry out the respective appointment of staff. Define the circulation of the Bulletin, 1,000 copies at the initial stage.

Ask the OSCE and EC to fund the issuance of the Bulletin within the framework of the approved project.

2.2. Include in the Joint Coordination Center representatives of law enforcement organs of North Ossetia-Alania and renew its activities.

The parties, within the period of two weeks, should develop draft provision on the structural subdivisions of the Center and carry out exchange of relevant projects.

2.3. Approve the proposal of the parties of the JCC and assign the workgroup of the JCC, within the period of two weeks, to develop a provision on the meeting of the authorized cochairmen of the JCC and carry out exchange of relevant projects.

2.4 South Ossetian and Georgian parties should, within the period of two weeks, resolve the issue on the procedure of staffing the personnel of law enforcement organs on the joint posts of the road policy in the villages of Kekhvi and Tamarasheni by employees of the Police department of Kurta and Department of Internal Affairs of Tskhinvali with further re-subordination of the above-noted posts to the Center.

3. On realization of the agreement between the Governments of Russian Federation and Georgia on mutual cooperation in rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees.

(Mayorov, Chochiev, Khaindrava, Kusov)

3.1. Approve the Address to the Governments of Russian Federation and Georgia about realization of the agreement between the Governments of Russian Federation and Georgia on mutual cooperation in rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees (attached).

Ask Co-chairmen of the JCC from Russian and Georgia parties to bring the content of the Agreement to the relevant Governments.

4. On the Commander of the JPKF.

(Chochiev, Khaindrava, Kusov, Mayorov)

4.1. Approve Major General S. Nabzdorov as the Commander of the JPKF.

5. Miscellaneous

(Chochiev, Khaindrava, Kusov, Mayorov)

5.1. Take into account the information of South Ossetian party on arrears of some residents of a number of inhabited localities of the zone of conflict (Kekhvi and Eredvi administrations) for the consumed electricity to “Yugosenergo”.

Within ten days, hold a meeting of specialist of the energy sector of South Ossetian and Georgian parties for the purpose of defining the list of works regarding the electricity transmission lines “Java-Tskhinvali” from ÂË-35 kW to the 110 kW voltage and development of the schedule of covering the electricity arrears.

5.2. On the results of the meeting of cochairmen of the JCC the statement for the press was approved (attached).

5.3. Participants of the meeting expressed their gratitude to South Ossetian party for showing them hospitality and creating favorable conditions for holding meetings of Co-chairmen of the JCC.

5.4. Next session of the JCC shall be held in Tbilisi at the end of May, 2004.

B. Chochiev, Chairman of Session, Head of South Ossetian part of the JCC

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