Annex 1 To protocol
#4 of session of Co-chairmen
of the JCC dated
DECISION OF THE MEETING OF
CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JCC FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On some organizational issues of the process
of negotiations on settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict and funding thereof
Based on the
decision of JSS dated April 21, 2001 on the measures for improvement of
activities of the JCC, and the decision of Co-chairmen of the JCC dated August
2, 2001 on proposals of the Active Chairmanship of the OSCE and European
Commission, taking into account the intention of the OSCE on attracting donor
funds, including the funds of member countries to the OSCE for rendering
financial assistance to Georgian and South Ossetian
parts of the JCC and expert groups of authorized representatives of the
Delegations of Georgian and South Ossetian parties
for the purpose of support to the process of negotiations for peaceful
settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, as well
as readiness of the European Commission to provide financial resources to the
above-noted parties for the initial period 12 months,
Co-chairmen of the
JCC resolved:
1. Deep it
expedient to hold, within the period of one month from the approval of this
decision, no less than two sessions of the JCC and, if necessary, meetings of Co-chairmen
of the JCC and working organs of the JCC.
Deep it expedient
to hold meetings of cochairmen of the JCC in September, on annual basis, where:
- approve a model
schedule for activities of the JCC for the period of the following twelve
months;
parties approve
recommendations ob the model schedule of activities of the expert groups on
political settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict for the period of following 12 months.
- Recommend the
parties to hold, within the period of one year from the date of approving this
decision, no less than two meetings of expert groups for political settlement
of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
Recommend the
parties just before the beginning of the September meeting of cochairmen of the
JCC, hold meeting of expert groups for political settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
2. Deep it
expedient to issue the bulletin with the actual information on the development
if the process of settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict.
3. Take into
account the intention of Georgian and South Ossetian
parties to form staff of South Ossetian and Georgian
parts of secretariats of the JCC and the secretariats of authorized Delegations
of South Ossetian and Georgian parts at the
negotiations about full scale settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict, in accordance with the provision on the JCC for the Georgian=Ossetian conflict settlement and the procedure of work of
the authorized representatives at negotiations about the full scale settlement
of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
4. Take into
account that:
- for rendering
financial assistance to Georgian and South Ossetian
parts of the JCC in realization of paragraph 18 of the provision on the JCC,
the OSCE is going to attract donor funds taking into account the fact that
these funds will be directed to financial support to activities of expert
groups of authorized delegations of Georgian and South Ossetian
parties.
- the OSCE, taking
into account the need of Georgian and South Ossetian
parties, is going to conclude agreements with donors about the conditions with
regard to utilization of the funds.
5. Take into
consideration that after completing the organizational actions by Georgian and
South Ossetian parties in accordance with paragraph 3
and 4 of this decision (allocation of premises, staffing of respective parts of
secretariats, etc) the the OSCE:
- shall provide
them with office and communications facilities as well as transport facilities.
- shall provide
with financial resources necessary for repair and equipping of premises, as
well as paying off current expenses for the period of the following 12 months;
- shall allocate
funds for paying of business trip expenses (transport, hotel, etc) for Georgian
and South Ossetian delegations organizational
expenses of Georgian and South Ossetian parties when
holding meetings on the respective territories.
- Take into account
that the
6. The parties, at
the annual September meetings of cochairmen of the JCC, shall:
- hear the report
on use of provide funds for the period of past 12 months;
- hear the
information on the agreed volume of funding of Georgian and South Ossetian parts of JCC and expert groups of authorized
delegations of Georgian and South Ossetian parties
for the period of following 12 months.
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
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of