Annex 4 To Protocol #3 of Session of Co-chairmen

of the JCC dated August 2, 2001, Moscow

DECISION OF THE MEETING OF CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JCC FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On Proposals of Acting Chairmanship of the OSCE and the European Commission

Co-chairmen of the JCC resolved:

1. Deem it expedient to hold the next 6^th meeting of the expert groups for political settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict from September 14 to September 19, 2001.

Take into account the information of the Head of the mission of the OSCE in Georgia on the readiness of the Romanian chairmanship of the OSCE to organize the above-noted meeting of the expert groups in Bucharest (Romania) by taking into account the desires of the parties.

2. Mark with great satisfaction the readiness of the European Commission to render financial assistance to Georgian and South Ossetian parts of the JCC and expert groups for the purpose of development of the peaceful process.

On behalf of the Russian side

On behalf of the Georgian side

On behalf of the South Ossetian Side

On behalf of the North Ossetian side

In the presence of:

The OSCE Mission

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