PROTOCOL #6 MEETING OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

July 23-24, 1996 Vladikavkaz

Chaired by:

Gennady Matyushov – Deputy Minister of Russian Federation for Cooperation with

CIS Member States, Head of the Russian part of the JCC

Agenda:

1. On Cooperation of peace keeping joint forces (“the JPKF”) in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict.

2. Report of Major-General V. Nikolayev, the JPKF commander in the zone of the Georgia-Russian conflict, and information of colonel R. Gurgenidze, the chief military commander of the Georgian battalion of the JPKF and colonel F. Geguev, the chief military commander of the Ossetian battalion, Deputy Mission Chief of the OSCE in Georgia, General R. Kharmoza.

On actions to be taken for the purpose of rehabilitating the energy sector in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict and preparing for the operation during Autumn-Winter of 1996/1997 thereof.

Information of S. Rtishchev, head of the workgroup, Deputy Head of the Department of the Ministry of Cooperation of Russian Federation.

3. On the construction and rehabilitation process going on in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict.

Information of G. Veretelnikov, head of the construction program of Ministry of Construction of Russia.

4. Miscellaneous.

a) Present condition of the economic initiative of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia.

Information of P. Dal, member of the the OSCE Mission in Georgia.

b) Information of the the OSCE Mission in Georgia, FMS of Russia and the Migration Service of Alania about refugees from the internal regions of Georgia and South Ossetian residing on the territory of Alania.

5. On the venue, date, and agenda of the next the JCC meeting.

The following was approved with the regard to the issues under the Agenda:

I. On activities of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict.

(Nikolayev, Gurgenidze, Geguev, Kharmoza, Gabaraev, Tatarashvili, Machavariani, Dzasokhov, Boden, Matyushov)

Resolved:

a) Approve the decision of the JCC on “Activities of the JPKF in the Zone of the Georgian-Russian Conflict” (the Decision is attached).

b) Continue reviewing the above-noted issue at the next session of the JCC.

II. On actions to be taken for rehabilitating the energy sector in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict and preparing it for operation during the Autumn-Winter of 1996-1997.

(Rtishchev, Khatidze, Matyushov, Yanin, Gabaraev).

Resolved:

a) Approve the decision of the JCC on “Providing the Zone of the Georgian-Russian Conflict with Power” (the Decision is attached);

b) Approve the decision of the JCC on “Providing the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict with Natural Gas”.

III. On the construction and rehabilitation process going on in the zone of the Georgian-Russian conflict.

(Veretelnikov, Ardasenov, Shavlokhov, Chkhenkeli).

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC “on the Construction And Rehabilitation Process Going On In The Zone Of The Georgian-Russian Conflict” (the Decision is attached).

IV. Miscellaneous:

a) The present condition of the economic initiative of the Mission of the OSCE inn Georgia (P.  Dal).

Take into consideration the information of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia about the present condition of the economic initiative raised at the meeting of the JCC on July 20, 1995.

b) Information of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia, ŌĢŃ of Russia and the Migration Service of Alania about the condition of refugees from the internal regions of Georgia and South Ossetia.

(Boden, Korotkov, Kulumbegov, Chochiev. Machavariani).

Resolved:

On the basis of the information of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia about the condition of refugees in Borjomi, as well as the report made by D. Kulumbegov, deputy head of the head of the migration service of Alania, and A. Korotkov, the representative of FMS of Russia, a member of the JCC:

1. Within the period of one month, ŌĢŃ of Russia, Ministry of Refugees and Settlement of Georgia, the Migration Service of Alania and the State Committee for Affairs of Nationalities and Migration of South Ossetia shall establish a workgroup under the JCC on the issues related to the voluntary return of refugees from the internal regions of Georgia and South Ossetia to the places of their previous official residence.

2. The workgroup shall develop a proposal on the procedure of the return of refugees to the places of their previous official residence by November 20, 1996.

3. Deliver the applications received from refugees from Georgia and intended for the JCC to I. Machavariani, the head of the Georgian part of the JCC for the purpose of their consideration and notification at the next session of the JCC.

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

(Machavariani, V. Gabaraev, G. Jikaev, G. Matyushev).

Resolved:

a) Hold the following meeting of the JCC in November 1996, in Gori and Tskhinvali.

b) Review the following issues at the next session of the JCC:

1. Peacemaking troops;

2. Problems of refugees;

3. Miscellaneous;

4. Venue, date and agenda of the next session of the JCC.

G. Matyushev, 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)