PROTOCOL #5 OF THE MEETING OF JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

July 19-20, 1995, Tbilisi, Tskhinvali

Chaired by:

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

Agenda:

1. On the process of construction and rehabilitation works in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (Information of E. Verkhovsky and O. Kiknadze).

II. On realization of actions to be taken for return of refugees from South Ossetia – Alania to the internal regions of Georgia (Information of I. Megrelishvili and B. Khatidze).

III. On implementing decisions of the JCC on the JPKF (Reported Major General A. Gerasimov, co-reporter – Major General G. Nikolaishvili).

IV. On high level negotiations on the level of official delegations on full-scale settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (exchange of information).

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

The parties made a coordinated decision about the fact that the head of the Russian part of the JCC, having conducted the intermediary mission (function) in the conflict settlement, shall continue chairing of sessions of the JCC on regular basis.

The following was resolved with regard to the issues under the agenda:

I. On the process of construction and rehabilitation works in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. (E. Verkhovsky, O. Kiknadze, I. Mamiev, G. Jikaev, G. Jigauri, I. Menagarishvili, D. Boden, 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 (attached).

b) Approve the decision of the JCC on widening the scope of activities of the economic workgroup of the JCC with regard to the territory involved in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (attached).

c) Continue reviewing these issues at the next session of the JCC.

II. On realization of actions to be taken for return of refugees from South Ossetia – Alania to the internal regions of Georgia.(B. Khatidze, I. Mamiev, G. Jikaev, I. Menagarishvili, I. Medvedev)

Resolved:

a) Approve the decision on realization of actions to be taken for return of refugees from South Ossetia – Alania to the internal regions of Georgia.

b) Continue reviewing these issues at the next session of the JCC.

III. On implementing decisions of the JCC on the JPKF

(A. Gerasimov, G. Nikolaishvili, N. Medvedev, A. Merkuryev, V. Gabaraev)

Resolved:

Approve the decision on implementing decision of the JCC on the JPKF (attached).

IV. On high level negotiations on the level of official delegations on full-scale settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (exchange of information). (N. Medvedev, I. Mamiev, V. Gabaraev, I. Menagarishvili, G. Jikaev)

With regard to this issue, the heads of the delegations of the parties initialed the text of the Statement of the Georgian and South Ossetian parties on further development of the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict (attached).

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

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

Resolved:

1. Hold the next session of the JCC in September 1995. The venue shall be agreed along the way.

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

a) Fulfillment of decisions made at sessions of the JCC on July 19-20 of 1995.

- On the process of construction and rehabilitation works in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Information of A. Babenko and O. Kiknadze, members of the JCC).

- On development of proposals of the Mission of the PSCE on widening, if possible, the scope of activities of economic workgroup of the JCC and the procedure thereof with regard to the territories involved in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Information of representatives of the Georgian., South Ossetian parties and the Mission of the OSCE).

On actions to be taken for activating the process of return of refugees from North Ossetia  - Alania to the internal regions of Georgia.

(Information of representatives of the workgroup headed by the member of the JCC, Mr. T. Kusov).

b) On the high level negotiations on the level of official delegations on full-scale settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

(Information of the heads of the Georgian and South Ossetian delegations).

c) Other issues that may be coordinated and introduced along the way.

d) 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)