PROTOCOL #2 OF THE MEETING OF
JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
In the process of
developing the provisions of the Agreement on the principles of settlement of
the Georgian-Ossetian conflict signed on June 24,
1992 in Sochi, and pursuant to the Protocol of the
meeting of the parties on July 3, 1992 – in Tskhinvali
and July 4, 1992 – in Vladikavkaz, the JCC consisting
of T. Kitovani, S. Shoygu,
S. Khetagurov, P. Giorgadze,
F. Kovalev, S. Suanov, O. Dzantiev and G. Filatov, reviewed
the following issues at the meeting:
1. Establishment of
the headquarters (staff), on the procedure of mutual cooperation between the
commanders of subdivisions of the JPKF, and keeping law and order in the zone
of conflict, on the duration of stay of the JPKF, on official salaries and
insurance funds.
2. Establishment of
a group of experts for the purpose of working out decisions and conducting
negotiations on economic rehabilitation of regions located in the zone of
conflict, and return of refugees.
3. Carrying out,
within the framework of the JCC, meetings with the command of opposing armed
groupings and representatives of the population of Georgian and South Ossetian parties.
4. The procedure of
making decisions on reviewing the Sochi Agreement.
5. Composition,
venue and date of meetings of the group of observers.
6. The venue and
date of the meeting of the heads of multi-lateral press-center.
7. The structure,
quantity of working organs of the JCC and the procedure of financing thereof.
8. The address to
the Georgian and Ossetian peoples.
9. Organizational
and technical issues.
As a result of
discussions the following decisions were made:
On the first issue:
Approve the
proposal of G. Filatov regarding establishment of the
headquarters (staff), procurement subdivisions (see Annexes 1 and 2 to the
Protocol #2 of the session of the JCC), on the procedure of mutual cooperation
between the Commanders of the JPKF and keeping law and order in the zone of
conflict (Annex 3), and approve the official salaries of joint forces and
insurance funds (Annex 4).
Duration of stay of
joint forces shall be defined by heads of states who signed the Sochi Agreement. the JCC presents
its proposals regarding this issue to the heads of states.
On the second issue:
Assign
On the third issue:
the JCC shall arrange
meeting with the command of opposing armed groupings and deputies of Georgian
and
On the fourth issue:
Investigation of
the facts of violation of the Sochi Agreement is done
by the JCC, and its decisions are discussed by heads of the states.
The same procedure
of investigation is used with regard to possible violations of the Sochi Agreement and decisions of the JCC by the contingent
of joint forces of one of the parties. The state, which has allocated its
contingent in the composition of joint forces is
responsible for the above-noted violations.
On the fifth issue:
Establish a group
of 72 observers and 6 drivers for three armored personnel carriers – 80 and
three UAZ-469, including 4 persons of the senior group, 8 persons for reserve, 60 persons for 5 posts.
The posts should be
located:
Tskhinvali – West (Post of Road
Police);
Tskhinvali – East – (ÈÑÏ)
- Eredvi-Dmenisi-Vanati regions
- Tamarasheni-Java regions and Rocki
pass;
- Kareli-Znauri regions.
Senior groups of
observers should meet in Tskhinvali on
On the sixth issue:
Hold meeting of the
heads of multi-lateral press-centers in Tskhinvali on
On the seventh issue:
Establish the
secretariat of the JCC consisting of the following 5 persons: I. Inyutsin, O. Chudinov, P. Mamradze, O. Dzantiev and S. Kochiev.
For the
organization for the activities of the secretariat shall be responsible the
party on the territory of which the session of the JCC is held.
All expenses
related to the activities of the JCC and the work of the office (staff) shall
be financed from the sources of respective agencies.
The Georgian, Ossetian and Russian parties should provide specialists for
calculating costs of formation and maintenance of activities of the JCC and
other related forces (the JPKF, group of observers, multi-lateral
press-centers, etc), and present these calculations for defining the order of
financing by the governments of the parties that signed the Sochi
Agreement. Deadline is
On the eighth issue:
Approve the text of
the Address to Georgian and Ossetian peoples.
Assign ÑÌ ÑÎÑÑÐ to
print ten thousand copies of the text of the Address (Annex 5).
On the ninth issue:
Assign the Ministry
of Internal Affairs of Georgia to develop and prepare five thousand copies of
the forms of ID, with a text in Russian, which will provide the right of stay
in the zone of conflict.
The procedure of
issuing the above-noted forms of ID shall be defined by the JCC.
Assign O. Teziev to prepare a stamp and sill for the stated purposes.
S. Kitovani, S. Shoygu, C. Khetagurov.
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of