Annex 1 To Protocol
#8 of the JCC Session dated,
DECISION OF THE JOINT
CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT On Activities of the Joint Peacekeeping
Forces in the Zone of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict
The the JCC, having heard the report of the Commander of the
Joint Peacekeeping Forces (the JPKF) in the zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, Major general I. Yurov,
as well as co-reports of the parties, of the general Lieutenant General G. Nikolaishvili, colonel R Dzantiev,
as well as the Deputy Mission Chief of
the OSCE in Georgia, Major General S. Kozei, came to
the conclusion that the peacemaking forces still continue to be the most
important guarantor of keeping peace and safe life of the population in the
zone. It also noted the positive role of the
The situation in
the zone of conflict, at the present time, is moving towards further stability.
Crimes and incidents that took place during the previous year had not political but rather
criminal nature. Mutual cooperation between the law enforcement entities of the
parties continued, and, together with the Commander of the JPKF, they took
practical actions for normalization of the situation in the zone of conflict.
the JCC Resolved:
1. Approve the
report of the Commander of the JPKF and the existing practice of functioning of
these forces.
The workgroup of
the JCC on military issues, within one month, shall develop and present to the
JCC the proposals on the system of functioning of the JPKF. The date and venue
of holding the session of the workgroup shall be coordinated along the way.
2. The Commander of
the JPKF, depending on the circumstances and nature of the issues to be
resolved, shall make a decision on specification of the organizational and
staffing structure of peacemaking forces, based on the set quantity, which then
should be approved by the JCC.
3. Ask the
Governments of Russia, Georgia and North Ossetian – Alania to fully comply with the point 4 of the Annex 1 to
the Protocol #6 of the JCC dated
4. For the purpose
of objective coverage of the activities of the JPKF by the pr4ess (mass media),
assign the parties to renew the activity of multilateral press-centers under
the joint headquarters established according to the Decision #3 of the JCC
dated July 4, 1992.
On behalf of the
Russian side On behalf of the Georgian side
On behalf of the
South Ossetian Side On
behalf of the North Ossetian side
In the presence of: the OSCE Mission
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of