PROTOCOL # 41 OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

December 22-23, 2004, Tbilisi

Chaired by: Khaindrava George – State Minister of Georgia for Settlement of Conflicts, Head of the Georgian Part of the JCC.

Agenda

On the process of implementing agreements achieved at the meting in Sochi on November 5, 2004, and at the session of the JCC in Vladikavkaz on November 19-20, 2004.

Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

On the process of implementing agreements achieved at the meting in Sochi on November 5, 2004, and at the session of the JCC in Vladikavkaz on November 19-20, 2004.

(Khaindrava, Chohiev, Kusov, Kenyaikin, Ganchev, Errero, Kulakhmetov, Friev, Gugutsidze, Khalash)

Participants of the meeting took into consideration the report of the Commander of the JPKF (attached) and chief military superiors about the current situation in the zone of conflict, and implementation by parties of agreements achieved in Sochi and Vladikavkaz. They discussed vast spectrum of issues resolution of which could support future stabilization of the situation.

There was a meeting arranged between cochairmen of the JCC and Mr. Z. Zhvania where they discussed the whole complex of next steps to be taken for realization of achieved agreements.

According to the agreement with E. Kokoiti, on December 24, there will be a meeting organized between him and cochairmen of the JCC in Tskhinvali.

The respective statement of cochairmen (attached) has been developed on the basis of the results of the meting of cochairmen of the JCC.

Miscellaneous

(Khaindrava, Kusov, Chochiev, Kenyaikin, Ganchev)

The parties stated with great satisfaction the beginning of issuing the first number of the Bulletin of the JCC. In this regard, the cochairmen applied too the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia to fund the issuance of the stated Bulletin in accordance with the previously approved cost-estimate prior to December 28, 2004.

G. Khaindrava, Chairman of the Session, Head of the Georgian Part of the JCC

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