Annex 2 To Protocol #4of the JCC Session dated June 9, 1995, Moscow

DECISION OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On Implementing Decision of the JCC on the JPKF

The the JCC for the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement

Resolved:

1. Appoint the Major General A. Merkuriev as the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

2. Assign the Commander of the JPKF, depending on the circumstances with regard to the agreement of the parties, introduce partial changes to the scheme of the dislocation of posts, check-points of joint forces, notifying the local authorities and the JCC about the above-noted fact.

3. Ask the Government of Russia, within the shortest period, to pay off the arrears of the Russian part of the joint forces and allocate necessary cash resources for their material and technical provision.

4. Offer to the leadership of the parties to resolve the issues of providing the personnel of the Georgian and Ossetian battalions with military uniforms and peacemaking symbolic pursuant to the applicable agreement, and allocate all necessary resources for repairing living quarters, canteens, engineering equipment of pickets and posts, and provide observers of the joint headquarters with the means of communication and transport facilities.

5. Ask the leadership the Georgia to replace infantry fighting vehicles by armored troop carriers in the Georgian battalion of the JPKF prior to August 1, 1995.

Within the same period of time, complete conservation of infantry fighting vehicles and heavy weapons in the Ossetian battalion.

Control over the implementation shall be taken by the Commander of the JPKF.

6. The Commander of the JPKF, chief military heads of the parties, shall increase their demands to the officers of subdivisions with regard to the status of military discipline, combat training and educational works with the personnel; improve activities of testing examination commissions.

Personnel of the examination commission of the JPKF shall be defined by the Commander of the JPKF.

7. Approve the changes to the organizational structure and staff of the Ossetian battalion proposed by the military commander (Annex 1).

8. Apply to the Ministry of Defense with the request to appoint chief military head from the Ossetian side from the career officers of the Ministry of Defense (of Ossetian nationality, if possible).

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 Georgia for Conflict Resolution Issues/in Russian)