Annex 1 To Protocol
#10 of the JCC
Session dated
DECISION OF THE JOINT
CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On the Activities of the JPKF. On Mutual
Cooperation of Law Enforcement Organs of the Parties to the Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict
the JCC having heard
the report of the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict, Major General E. Churaev, believes that the peacemaking forces still
remain to be the most important guarantor of peace and safety, and points out
the positive contribution of the
The situation in
the zone of conflict remained stable. Crimes and incidents having place thereof
did not have any ethnical nature. A positive tendency has been developed to
improve the mutual cooperation of law enforcement organs of the parties.
The JCC resolved:
1. Approve Major
General E. Churaev as the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the
Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
2. Approve the
report of the Commander of the JPKF. Approve the changes to the system of
functioning of the JPKF, and the issues to be resolved by peacemaking forces
during the stable situation, and in the case of aggravation thereof.
3. At present,
combat (military) duty shall be organized at the 10th post with the
participation of tripartite observers.
- Georgian – 3
posts (Koda, Kurta, Eredvi);
- Ossetian – 4
posts (Sunisi, Didi Gromi, Tsinagari, Muguti);
- Russian – 3 posts
(Avnevi, Artsevi, Eredvi).
Approve the
decision of the Commander of the JPKF agreed with the chief military superiors
and heads of local administration on temporary setting of four block-posts of
peacemaking forces of the North Ossetian battalion for the period of
Spring-Autumn works in villages of Tselisi, Ioncha, Ortevi and Kaleti until
The second
paragraph of the decision of the JCC dated
4 Take into
consideration the address of the
5. Approve the
decision of the Commander of the JPKF on establishment of a joint commission
for carrying our examination (testing) of the personnel of peacemaking
battalions in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
6. Ask the
Governments of Georgia and
7. The Commander of
the JPKF, once every two weeks, shall inform the co-chairmen of the JCC about
the issues related to the mutual cooperation and coordination of activities of
law-enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict.
8. Take into
consideration that the JPKF, together with the law-enforcement organs of
Georgian and South Ossetian parties, shall continue taking all necessary measures
for ensuring safety of the population and representatives of international
organizations in the zone of conflict.
9. Approve the
proposal of the workgroup of the JCC on peacemaking forces and law-enforcement
organs with the purpose of efficient implementation of the provisions of the
Java Protocol dated September 26, 1997 on “Mutual Cooperation between the
Law-Enforcement Organs in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict”, and
establish a special organ under the JCC for the purpose of normalization of
criminal situation.
10. The parties
shall prepare proposals on the provision regulating mutual cooperation of law
enforcement organs and present this to co-chairmen of the JCC prior to
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