PROTOCOL #24 OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

July 30, 2002, Tskhinvali

Chaired by:

Boris Chochiev – Minister of Special Tasks, Head of the South-Ossetian Part of the JCC

Agenda:

1. On the facts of violation of the management system of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and the measures to be taken for providing efficient functioning thereof.

2. On non-sanctioned flights of aircrafts over the territory of the zone under the responsibility of the JPKF.

3. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

1. On the facts of violation of the management system of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and the measures to be taken for providing efficient functioning thereof.

(Chochiev, Machavariani, Mayorov, Friev, Kochnev, Prizemlin, Lacombe, Holze)

1.1. Make a decision of the facts of violation of the management system of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and the measures to be taken for providing efficient functioning thereof (Annex 1).

Resolved:

2. On non-sanctioned flight of aircrafts over the territory of the zone under the responsibility of the JPKF.

Chochiev, Machavariani, Mayorov, Holze)

2.1. Make a decision on the facts of non-sanctioned flights of aircrafts over the territory of the zone under the responsibility of the JPKF (Annex 2).

Resolved:

3. Miscellaneous

(Chochiev, Machavariani, Mayorov, Kholze)

3.1. Deem it expedient to arrange a session of the Council of representatives of the Special Coordinating Center on mutual cooperation of law enforcement bodies of the parties prior to September 1, 2002. The place for holding the session should be coordinated along the way.

3.2. In order to keep stability in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, point out to the relevant agencies of the parties how important it is to notify the leadership of the South Ossetian and Georgian parties of the JCC in advance about the plans of law enforcement entities to conduct operations in the zone under the supervision and responsibility of the JPKF.

B. Chochiev-Chairman of the Session, Head of South-Ossetian part of the JCC

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