STATEMENT OF THE STATE COMMISSION OF ABKHAZIA AND GEORGIA on Search for the persons Missing without
Trace
nce more reiterating
their readiness for close cooperation aimed at expediting the process of search
for the persons missing without trace, representatives of state commissions
from Abkhazia and Georgia have held a working meeting within the framework of
the Coordination Council, in which representatives of the International
Committee of Red Cross also participated.
The Commission reached an agreement to start
from 20 July, 2000 real search activities in both Georgian and Abkhazian burial
sites. At the same time, within the framework of the process of search for the
persons missing without trace, the leaders of the commissions agreed to engage
representatives of the civil society to the search process. They expressed
their intentions to organize a meeting between mothers of Abkhazia and Georgia,
in order to continue discussions on the issue of reburial from Babushera.
The Parties gave high estimation to the
activities of ICRC, aimed at rendering maximum possible technical assistance to
the commissions. Once again, representatives of the Parties asked the ICRC to
continue rendering practical support to the Parties. We welcome the readiness
of ICRC to provide the Parties with specialist-experts on identification from
the
At the same time, representatives of the
Commissions once again appeal to the Coordination Council to render rapid
assistance in terms of provision of technical means, which would make it
possible to expedite the process of solution of this humanitarian problem.
On behalf of Abkhaz side Otar Kakalia
On behalf of Georgian side Vladimir Doborjginidze
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of