PROTOCOL #10 OF THE SESSION OF JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

July 23, 1999, Settlement of Tsinandali

Chaired by:

Vladimer Kolmogorov – Deputy Minister of Russian Federation for Cooperation with CIS Member States, Head of the Russian part of the JCC.

Agenda:

1. On activities of the JPKF.

On mutual cooperation of law-enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

2. On rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

3. On the process of return of refugees.

4. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

2. On activities of the JPKF. On mutual cooperation of law-enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Churaev, Khubulov, Novikov, Tibilov, Kurtanize, Belagi, Menemencioglu, Dzabiev, Kublashvili, Machavariani, Kusov, Kochiev, Lacombe, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

1.1. Approve General Lieutenant Yevgeny Churaev as the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

Make decisions:

on activities of the JPKF;

on mutual cooperation of law-enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (see Annex 1).

1.3. Continue reviewing this issue at the next session of the JPKF.

2. On rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Bagiaev, Machavariani, Kolmogorov, Gagloev, Tibilov, Chemia, Makharadze, Kusov)

Resolved:

2.1. Approve the decision of the JCC on rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (see Annex 2).

2.2. Approve the text of the draft Agreement between the Governments of Russia and Georgia on mutual cooperation in rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees (attached).

2.3. Ask the Governments of Russia and Georgia to consider the possibility of signing the said agreement at the third session of inter-state Russian-Georgian commission on the issues of economic cooperation.

3. On return of refugees

(Gambashidze, Chochiev, Kulumbegov, Yemelyanenko, Menemencioglu, Lacombe, Tibilov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

3.1. Take into consideration the information on performed works.

3.2. Approve the decision of the JCC on the process of implementation of the Procedure on voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to places of their previous permanent residence (see Annex 3).

3.3. Continue reviewing the stated issue at the next session of the JCC.

4. Miscellaneous

On participation of representatives of the European Commission in the works of the JCC in the form of observers during the discussion on the economic issues

(Kolmogorov, Machavariani, Tibilov, Kusov, Lacombe, Menemencioglu)

Resolved:

Agree with the proposal of the Mission of the OSCE (see Annex 4).

4.2. On indexation and payment of deposits of the population in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Machavariani, Tibilov, Makharaze, Bagiaev)

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC on indexation and payment of deposits of the population in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (see Annex 5).

4.3. On establishment of the workgroup on settlement the problem of land-utilization on contiguous territories in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict

(Tibilov, Machavariani, Gagloeva, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC on establishment of the workgroup on settlement the problem of land-utilization on contiguous territories in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (see Annex 6).

4.4. On cargo transportation  through itineraries between inhabited localities on the South Ossetian territory

(Machavariani, Tibilov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC on cargo transportation through itineraries between inhabited localities on the South Ossetian territory (see Annex 7).

4.5. On the venue, date and agenda of the next session of the JCC.

(Machavariani, Kusov, Gambashidze, Tibilov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the proposal of the South –Ossetian party on holding the next session of the JCC in Vladikavkaz in November 1999.

Co-chairmen of the parties shall approve the agenda for the next session of the JCC along the way.

Note that in the process of the session of the JCC the South Ossetian party provided the members of the Commission with the statement. The Commission did not approve the statement for consideration.

V. Kolmogorov, Chairman of the Session, head of the Russian Part of the JCC

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