PROTOCOL #4 OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

June 9, 1995, Moscow

Chaired by:

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

Agenda:

I. On the Process of Construction and Rehabilitation Works in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

Reporter – A. Babenko, member of the JCC.

II On implementing decision of the JCC about the JPKF.

Reporter – Colonel I. Ivanov.

III. On Developing Actions for Return of Refugees from North Ossetia – Alania to Internal regions of Georgia.

Reporter: V. Kolyuchev, a member of the JCC;

IV. On Humanitarian Problems of Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

Reporter: N. Malikova, a member of the JCC.

V. O Approaches to the Political Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

VI. On venue, date and agenda of the next meeting.

The following was resolved with regard to the agenda:

I. On the Process of Construction and Rehabilitation Works in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

Babenko, S. Ardasenov, I. Menagarishvili, V. Gabaraev, N. Medvedev)

Resolved:

a) approve the decision of the JCC on the Process of Construction and Rehabilitation Works in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict (the resolution is attached);

b) continue reviewing the issue at the next meeting of the JCC.

II. On implementing decision of the JCC about the JPKF.

(I. Ivanov, I. Menagarishvili, V. Khubulov, T. Kusov, V. Gabaraev, D. Boden, S. Palmizano, A. Merkuryev, G. Khugaev, N. Medvedev)

Resolved:

1. Approve the following documents prepared by the workgroup:

a) Decision of the JCC on implementing decision of the JCC about the JPKF – 2 pages (attached).

a) Attached is

- the scheme of organizations of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict;

2. Continue reviewing the issue at the next meeting of the JCC.

III. On Developing Actions for Return of Refugees from North Ossetia – Alania to Internal regions of Georgia in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

(V. Kolyuchev, F. Kovalev, I. Menagarishvili, T. Kusov, D. Boden)

Resolved:

a) Approve the decision Developing Actions for Return of Refugees from North Ossetia – Alania to Internal regions of Georgia (attached).

b) Continue reviewing the issue at the next meeting of the JCC.

IV. On Humanitarian Problems of Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

(N. Malikova)

Resolved:

Take into account the information provided under the report of the member of the JCC, N. Malikova, and use it in future works of the JCC.

V. O Approaches to the Political Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict

(V. Gabaraev, B. Pastukhov, G. Khugaev, N. Medvedev, G. Jikaev, D. Boden)

Resolved:

The parties exchanged with the opinions about the approaches to the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement.

The parties reached agreement to continue high level negotiations between the official delegations on the conflict settlement with the help (intermediation) of Russia and the the OSCE in June, 1995.

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

(N. Medvedev, I. Menagarishvili, V. Gabaraev, G. Jikaev).

Resolved:

1. To hold the next session of the JCC between June 19-20 pf 1995, in Tbilisi and Tskhinvali.

2. Review at the next session of the JCC the following issues:

a) implementation of resolutions adopted at the sessions of the JCC on June 9, 1995;

- On the Process of Construction and Rehabilitation Works in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict.

Reporter – A. Babenko, member of the JCC.

- On implementing decision of the JCC about the JPKF.

Reporter: Major General A. Gerasimov, a member of the JCC;

- On developing actions for the return of refugees from North Ossetia – Alania to internal regions of Georgia in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

Reporter: V. Koliuchev, a member of the JCC;

b) on the status of the high level negotiations held between the official delegations on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement;

c) On the expediency of introducing to the agenda of the next session of the JCC a number of issues that have been raised by the Chairman of the Russian Society of South Ossetia “Rosa”.

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

N. Medvedev, Chairman of the Session, Head of the Russian Delegation.

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