P R O T O C O L  # 6 OF THE  MEETING OF THE CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION

(JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

14-16 May, 2002, Borjomi                                                                                            

Chairing:  Machavariani Irakli       President’s Special Representative for Political Issues of National Security and the Settlement of Conflicts, Head of the Georgian Part of the JCC

 

In attendance:

For the Georgian Part:

 

Antadze Irakli                             Deputy Head of Division in the Joint Staff of the Commission for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement, State Chancellery of Georgia

 

Gambashidze Archil                    Head of Joint Staff of the Commission for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement, State Chancellery of Georgia

Secretary to the Georgian Unit of the JCC

 

Kublashvili Giorgi                       Head of Division in the Joint Staff of the Commission for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement, State Chancellery of Georgia

 

Machabeli  Diana                        Deputy Head of Division in the Joint Staff of the Commission for Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement, State Chancellery of Georgia

 

Nozadze Gaioz                           Deputy Minister of Refugees and Settlement of Georgia, Co-chairman of the Special Committee, JCC member

 

 

For the South Ossetian Part:

 

Chochiev Boris                           Minister for Special Assignments of the Republic of South Ossetia, Head of the South Ossetian Part of the JCC

 

Doguzov Gamlet                        Consultant on the issues of return of refugees of the Committee on Inter-national Relations and Migration Policy of the Republic of South Ossetia

 

Elbakiyev Alan                           Head of Division of the Committee for State Security, Republic of South Ossetia, JCC member

 

Kochiev Constantin                     State Counsellor to the President of the Republic of South Ossetia, JCC member

 

Kochiev Leonid                          State Advisor to the president of the Republic of South Ossetia, JCC member

 

Pliev Alan                                  Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, Secretary of the South-Ossetian Part of the JCC

 

 

For the Russian Part:

 

Mayorov Michael                       Ambassador for Special Assignments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Head of the Russian Part of the JCC

 

Korchmar Vasili                         Head of 4th Department for the CIS, Foreign Ministry of Russia, Secretary of the Russian Part of the JCC

 

Prizemlin Vasili                           Commander of the JPKF,  JCC member

 

Tsibikjapov Erdem                      First Secretary to the Embassy of Russia in Georgia

 

                                               

For the North Ossetian Part:

 

 

Kusov Teimuraz                         Head of Informational-Analytical Service of the President, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Head of the North-Ossetian Part of the JCC

 

Kulumbegov Domenti                 Deputy Head of Territorial Body of the Ministry for Federation Issues, National and Migration Policy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania

 

Tkhostov Murat                         First Deputy Minister for Nationalities and External Relations of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Secretary to the North-Ossetian part of the JCC

 

 

For the OSCE Mission in Georgia:

 

 

Lacombe Jean Michel                 Head of the OSCE Mission in Georgia

 

Nikolaev Vesselin                   Staff of the OSCE Mission in Georgia

 

Roshianu Michael                    Chief Political Advisor to the OSCE Mission in Georgia

For the European Commission:

 

 

Vantomme Jacques                     First Counsellor of the Delegation of the European Commission in Georgia                                      

 

Anquetil Emmanuel                     Project Manager

                                               

For the UNHCR:

 

Bertran Catherine                        Personal Representative of the High Commissioner for Refugees of the United Nations

 

Tsoneva Valentina                      Advisor on Legals issues

 

Elzarov Zurab                            Chief Field Assistant

 

Agenda

  1. On the arrangements regarding a 10 year anniversary of signing the Russian-Georgian Agreement on the Principles for Peace Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and Beginning of Activity of the JPKF.
  2. On the interaction in rehabilitation of economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone
  3. On the status of the process of return of refugees
  4. On the organization of the next meeting of the Experts Group on Political Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
  5. Miscellaneous

 

Adopted:

 

1.       On the arrangements regarding a 10 year anniversary of signing a Russian-Georgian Agreement on the Principles for Peace Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and Starting of Activity of the JPKF.

 

(Prizemlin, Machavariani, Mayorov, Chochiev, Kusov, Gambashidze, Kublashvili,  Kochiev, Kulombegov, Korchmar)

 

1.1   To decide on the arrangements regarding a 10 year anniversary of signing a Russian-Georgian agreement on the Principles for Peace Settlement of the Georgia-Ossetian Conflict and Starting of Activity of the JPKF (Annex 1);

1.2   The participants of the meeting attracted a Georgian sides attention to the statements of some high level officials of Georgia, who characterize a peace process and activities of the JCC and JPCF as ineffective. The participants expressed concern in relation to the mentioned statements.

 

2. On the interaction in rehabilitation of economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone

(Machavariani, Mayorov, Chochiev, Kusov, Kublashvili, Kochiev, Kulumbegov)

 

To decide on the interaction in rehabilitation of economy in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone

(Annex 2).

 

  1. On the status of the process of return of refugees

(Machavariani, Mayorov, Chochiev, Kusov, Kublashvili, Kochiev, Kulumbegov, Korchmar)

 

To decide on the status of process of return of refugees (Annex 3).

 

4.       On the organization of the next meeting of the Experts Group on Political Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict

(Machavariani, Mayorov, Chochiev, Kusov, Gambashidze, Kublashvili, Kochiev, Kulumbegov)

 

To hold a next meeting of the Experts Group on Political Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, in accordance with Point 1 of Annex 1 to the Protocol No 4 of the JCC Co-chairmen meeting on 25 October 2001.

 

5.       Miscellaneous

(Machavariani, Mayorov, Chochiev, Kusov, Kochiev, Kulumbegov, Vantomme)

 

5.1   The South Ossetian Party informed on raising conflict situation concerning a mass deforesting on the territory of Jalabeti forestry of the South Ossetia by Sackhere Forestry.

 

The JCC Co-chairmen resolved:

 

The parties shall examine the mentioned issue with the participation of relevant structures and local bodies of the self-government in a month period and inform the JCC Co-chairmen.

 

5.2   The JCC Co-chairmen took into consideration an information of the representative of the European Commission, Mr. Jacques Vantomme on the possible realization of the projects by the parties’ non-governmental organizations in the framework of the Council of Europe’s program on the Confidence Building and European Commission’s program  “European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights”. The parties also noted the necessity of accelerating a repair of the building for the parts of the JCC Sectarian and preparing publishing of informational bulletin of the JCC on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement.

 

The participants of the meeting listened to the statement of the South Ossetian Party concerning a Decree of the president of Georgia on Perpetuation the Memory of the President of the Republic of Georgia Mr. Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Provision of Social and other security for the members of his family, dated 28.03.2002 and Ordinance on the appointment of Mr. D. Kobliadze as a state plenipotentiary of the Georgian President to the administrative-territorial entities of Georgia (Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Javi regions and Tskhinvali (attached).

 

The participants of the meeting took into consideration that rehabilitation and perpetuation of Z. Gamskhurdia’s memory creates extremely negative background for further development of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement process. The Co-chairmen took into consideration a statement made by the South Ossetian party, that the South Ossetia considers appointment of the state plenipotentiary to the administrative-territorial entities of Georgia (Gori, Kaspi, Kareli, Javi regions and Tskhinvali) as an intervention in their internal affairs, which is against the policy of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement process.

Chairman of the meeting, Head of the Georgian part of the JCC       I. Machavariani

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