PROTOCOL #5 MEETINGS OF
CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN
CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
February 28 –
Chaired by: Boris Chochiev –
Minister of Special Tasks, Head of South-Ossetian
part of the JCC
Agenda:
1. On the status of the negotiation process about the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement.
2. On activities of
the joint forces for keeping peace in the zone of the Georgian—Ossetian conflict. On mutual cooperation of law enforcement
bodies of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict.
3. On a working plan of the JCC in the near future.
Approved:
1. On the status of the negotiation process about the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement.
(Chochiev, Mayorov, Kusov, Prizemlin, Vikki, Vantomme, Kochiev, Dzitsoitti)
The participants of
the meeting discussed the development of the negotiation process with regard to
the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement. It was
noted that after the fourth meeting of the co-chairmen of the JCC in October
2001, the activities of the working organs of the JCC were suspended due to the
objective reasons. At the same time, all parties demonstrated the striving for
continuing the activities of the JCC and its working organs. The participant of
the meeting emphasized the necessity of the final elaboration of the draft
Georgian-Russian inter-state programs on mutual cooperation in rehabilitation
of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict and return of refugees.
The South Ossetian party expressed its concerns with regard to the
condition of the South Ossetian population in Lagodekhi and Akhmeta regions of
Georgia in connection with the violation of the rights of Ossetian
people compactly residing in the villages of Kakheti
region, as well as fear in connection
with the aggravation of the situation in the Pankisi
gorge.. The South Ossetian party distributed among
other participants of the meeting its official statement about the above-noted
problem.
2. On activities of
the joint forces for keeping peace in the zone of the Georgian - - Ossetian conflict. On mutual cooperation of law enforcement
bodies of the parties in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict.
(Prizemlin, Mayorov, Machavariani, Vikki, Vantomme, Kublashvili)
The participant of
the meeting listened to the information of V. Prizemlin,
Major General, the Commander of the JPKF, about the activities of the JPKF, as
well as his proposals about starting practical activities of the Special
Coordinating Center (the SCC) for the mutual cooperation of law enforcement
organs in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict,
It was noted that within the period after the fourth meeting of the co-chairmen
of the JCC in October 2001, the JPKF continued to fulfill the set tasks with
regard to keeping peace in the zone of conflict and actively cooperate with the
law enforcement bodies of the parties.
The participants of
the meeting emphasized the important role of the JPKF in the development of the
process of the conflict settlement. The process of the project implementation
with regard to voluntary registration of weapons by the population in the zone
of conflict was specifically noted as the factor, which can reduce
destabilization of the situation.
The parties agreed
with the proposal of the Delegation of EC in
3. On a working plan of the JCC in the near future.
(Mayorov, Chochiev, Machavariani, Kusov, Kochiev, Gambashidze, Korchmar)
The Co-chairmen
reviewed the proposal of the parties about the working plan of the JCC and its
working organs in the near future. The co-chairmen resolved:
1) Approve the
proposal of the Russian party about carrying out the session of the workgroup
of the JCC in
2) Carry out ad hoc
committee meeting about the issue of refugees at the beginning of April, 2002,
in
3) Carry out a
session of the workgroup of the JCC about the issues concerning the activities
of the JPKF and mutual cooperation of law enforcement bodies of the parties in Tskhinvali at the end of April 2002.
4) Carry out the
next meeting of co-chairmen of the JCC in Tskhinvali
at the end of April 2002.
5) Deem it
necessary to implement the decision about establishing the JCC Secretariats of
the South-Ossetian and Georgian parts and allocate
special premises and staff for the above-purposes.
B. Chochiev, Chairman, Head of
South-Ossetian Part of the JCC
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of