PROTOCOL #7 OF THE MEETING OF JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

February 13, 1997, 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 the activities of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

Report of the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Major General V. Nikolayev, and co-reports of the chief military commander of the Georgian battalion of the JPKF, R. Gurgenidze and chief military commander of the Ossetian battalion of the JPKF, R. Dzantiev, and deputy Mission Chief of the OSCE in Georgia, Genera, Kharmoza.

2. Problems of refugees.

Reports of the co-chairmen of the workgroups of the parties on the issues of voluntary return of refugees to the places of their previous official residence, and information of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia on the problems of refugees (A. Korotkov, I. Machavariani, S. Kabolov, M. Libal and B. Chochiev).

3. Miscellaneous.

Information of the representatives of the workgroups of the parties on the issues of economic rehabilitation of regions in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (A. Babenko, A. Shavlokhov, I. Machavariani).

On the process of implementing the “Agreement between the Government of Russia and Georgia on Economic Rehabilitation of Regions in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict” (1993, Moscow).

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

On the issues defined under the agenda the following has been resolved:

1. On the activities of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (Nikolayev, Dzantiev. Matyushov, Gurgenidze).

Resolved:

1.1 Approve the decision of the JCC on the activities of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (Draft resolution is attached).

1.2 Continue reviewing the stated issues at the next session of the JCC.

2. On measures to be taken with regard to return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their permanent residence (Korotkov, Machavariani, Kobolov, Malikova, Chochiev, Metsaev, Libal, Carpenter, Matyushov).

Resolved:

2.1 The parties approved the procedure on voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their previous permanent residence proposed by the workgroup and recommended its publication in the press (mass media) of the parties (draft resolution and the procedure are attached).

2.2 Continue reviewing the stated issues at the next session of the JCC.

3. Miscellaneous.

On the process of implementation of the agreement between the Governments of Russia and Georgia on the issues of economic rehabilitation of regions in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (1993, Moscow) (Babenko, Shavlokhov, Machavariani, Matyushov).

Resolved:

3.1. Take into consideration the information of co-chairmen of the workgroups on the issues of economic rehabilitation of the regions in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (draft resolution is attached).

3.2. Take into consideration the information of the Head of the Georgian Part of the JCC, I. Machavariani on the fact that the Georgia side spent on construction and rehabilitation works in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict GEL 0,5 million in 1996.

3.3. Assign the parties to present to the JCC the coordinated information on the construction and rehabilitation works actually performed in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in 1996.

3.4. Continue reviewing the stated issues at the next session of the JCC.

4. On venue, date and agenda of the next session of the JCC (Matyushov).

Resolved:

Approve the agenda for the next session of the JCC:

On peacemaking forces;

On the process of implementation of the above-noted procedure (see 2.1).

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

Miscellaneous.

Co-chairmen of the parties, along the way, should define the venue, date and agenda of the next session of the JCC.

Annexes 1,2,3 and 4 to the Protocol #7 of the session of the JCC dated February 13, 1997.

G. Matyushov, Head of Russian Part of the JCC

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