DECISION OF THE JOINT
CONTROL COMMISSION FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT On measures for the resolution of the
problem of refugees from internal districts of the
Moskow,
Some 33.6 thousand
refugees from internal districts of the
This category of
refugees is special. These people who
took no part in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and were even not related to the
zone where it took place suffered violence or threats of violence and were
forced to leave the places of their permanent residence.
Taking into account
that the comprehensive resolution of the problem of the people who became
refugees as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict largely depends on the
political normalization of relations between the Georgian and South Ossetian
sides and understanding the need for urgent measures regarding the refugees
from internal districts of the Republic of Georgia, and on the basis of the
good will of the Georgian side, the Joint Control Commission decided:
1. To propose to
the Georgian side to study in a month's time the authenticity of the lists of
names of the refugees submitted by the North Ossetian side and to submit
specified data before
2. To create before
15 December 1994 a commission comprising representatives of the Russian,
Georgian, and North Ossetian sides for the purpose of studying conditions in
Ossetian villages and housing estates and terminate this work in two months
time.
3. On the basis of
the results of specifying the lists and studying housing estates, to consider
at the February 1995 meeting of the Joint Control Commission the issue linked
to the possible return of and provision of housing for refugees from internal
districts of the
4. For the purpose
of a more efficient and objective consideration of the issues linked to the
refugees from internal districts of the Republic of Georgia and in coordination
with the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Federal Migration Service, a
representative of the Migration Service of the Republic of North Ossetia will
work at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Georgia.
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 CSCE Mission
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of