PROTOCOL #7 MEETINGS OF CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

June 5, 2002, Tskhinvali

Chaired by:

Boris Chochiev – Minister of Special Tasks, Head of South-Ossetian part of the JCC

Agenda:

1. On the arrangements dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of signing the Russian-Georgian Agreement on the Principles of Peaceful Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and starting the JPKF’s activities.

2. On preparation of meetings of Co-Chairmen of the JCC and session of a workgroup on economic issues min Moscow.

3. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

On the arrangements dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of signing the Russian-Georgian Agreement on the Principles of Peaceful Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and starting the JPKF’s activities.

(Chochiev, Prizemlin, Paraskeva, Zurabishvili, Machavariani, Mayorov, Kusov, Elbakiev)

1.1. To agree with the proposals of the workgroup of the JCC on the activities of the JPKF and the mutual cooperation of law enforcement bodies in the zone of the Georgian –Ossetian conflict, and on the arrangements dedicated to the 10^th anniversary of signing the Russian-Georgian Agreement on the Principles of Peaceful Settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and starting the JPKF’s activities (Annex 1)

Resolved:

2. On preparation of meetings of Co-Chairmen of the JCC and session of a workgroup on economic issues in Moscow.

(Chochiev, Machavariani, Mayorov, Kusov, Kokoev, Jioev, Lacombe, Vantomme)

2.1. Make a decision about preparation of the meeting of Co-Chairmen of the JCC and a session of the workgroup on the economic issues in Moscow (Annex 2).

Resolved:

3. Miscellaneous

(Kublashvili, Prizemlin, Machavariani, Mayorov, Kusov, Chochiev)

3.1. Assign the workgroup of the JCC on the issues of activities of the JPKF and mutual cooperation of law-enforcement bodies to study the proposals of the Georgian party about the procedure of appointment and prolongation of services of the Commander of the JPKF and head of the joint (united) headquarters (staff), and present the coordinated opinion for the next meeting.

3.2. Take into account the statement of the Head of the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia, the ambassador J. Lacombe about confirming the invitation of the active presidency of the OSCE to hold the next meeting of expert groups on political settlement of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict in the autumn of the current year in Portugal. Discuss the above-noted issues at the nearest meeting in Moscow.

B. Chochiev, Chairman of the Session, Head of the South-Ossetian Part of the JCC

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