PROTOCOL #9 OF THE SESSION OF JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

March 31, 1999, Moscow

Chaired by:

Vladimer KolmogorovDeputy Minister of Russian Federation for Cooperation with CIS Member States, Head of the Russian part of the JCC.

Agenda:

1. Report of the Commander of the JPKF, A. Krasovski, on “Activities of the JPKF . On Cooperation of law enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgia-Ossetian conflict”.

Co-reports of heads of competent organs of the parties and the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia.

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

Discussion over the agreement between the Governments of Russia and Georgia on mutual cooperation and rehabilitation of economy in he zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees.

3. On return of refugees.

Information of the parties on the work on realization of the Procedure of voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their previous permanent residence.

4. Miscellaneous.

Resolved:

1. Report of the Commander of the JPKF, A. Krasovski, “On Activities of the JPKF . On Cooperation of law enforcement organs of the parties in the zone of the Georgia-Ossetian conflict”.

(Krasovski, Jikaev, Lacombe, Sanakoev, Dzabiev, Grenovich, Machavariani, Tibilov, Nikolaishvili, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

1.1. Approve Major General Anatoli Krasovski as the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

1.2. Approve the decision on activities of the JPKF. On cooperation of law-enforcement organs of the parties to the Georgian-Ossetia conflict (see Annex 1).

1.3. Continue consideration of the stated issue at the next session of the JCC.

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

(Marshev, Machavariani, Chigoev, Bagiaev, Tibilov, Gagloeva, Kusov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

2.1. Approve the decision of the JCC on rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (see Annex 2).

2.2. Approve the draft agreement between the Governments of Russia and Georgia on mutual cooperation and rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and return of refugees (attached). Ask the Governments of Russia and Georgia to carry out inter-state procedures with the purpose of its signing.

2.3. Start to develop the program on rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict and the program on return, accommodation and integration-registration of refugees and IDPs.

3. On return of refugees

(Korotkov, Machavariani, Tibilov, Kachmazov, Chochiev, Silvestri, Menemensioglu, Lacombe, Andreev, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

3.1. Consider the work on realization of the Procedure on voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their previous residence as satisfactory.

3.2. Approve the decision of the JCC on the process of realization of the Procedure on voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their previous residence (see Annex 3).

3.3. Continue reviewing this issue at the next meeting of the JCC.

4. Miscellaneous.

4.1. On the meting of the group of refugees from Georgia with president of Georgia E. Shevardnadze

(Chochiev, Machavariani, Tibilov, Andreev, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC (see Annex 4).

4.2 On introducing changes to the form of a questionnaire for return of refugees and IDPs

 (Chochiev, Machavariani, Lacomb, Andreev, Korotkov, Kusov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the decision of the JCC on rejection of the proposal of South Ossetian party (see Annex 5).

4.3. On the venue, date and agenda of the next meeting.

(Machavariani, Tibilov, Kusov, Kolmogorov)

Resolved:

Approve the proposal of the Georgian party on holding the next meeting of the JCC in Georgia in June-July 1999.

Co-chairmen of the parties shall approve the agenda at the next session of the JCC along the way.

V. Kolmogorov, Chairman of the Session, Head of the Russian Part of the JCC

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