STATEMENT of Co-chairmen of the JCC for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement
Co-chairmen of the
JCC, expressing its great satisfaction for recommencement of activities of the
Commission, confirmed adherence to the agreement on the principles for the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement dated June 24, 1992, and
emphasized that the JCC and the JPKF represent an efficient mechanism for
taking active actions for stabilization and resolution of existed problems in
the zone of conflict.
The parties
indicated the importance if the actual realization of the Agreement between the
Governments of Russian federation and Georgia on mutual cooperation in
rehabilitation of economy in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict and return of refugees dated December 23, 2000, which could support
the establishment of favorable conditions for developing the process of
negotiations and other issues of the conflict settlement. Georgian and Russian
parties confirmed heir intention to activate efforts for the resolution of
organizational issues related to the implementation of he stated Agreement.
Co-chairmen of the
JCC highly evaluated the striving of the European Commission for starting
realization of the project in the zone of conflict in the amount of 2.5 million
EURO, as well as the readiness of EC, the OSCE and UN to expand assistance
aimed at rehabilitation of economy in the zone of conflict and return of
refugees.
The parties
achieved agreement on starting issuance of the information bulletin of the JCC,
activate works of the Special Coordination Commission Center for mutual
cooperation of law enforcement organs and fight against organized crime, and
organizing, in the near future, the meeting of heads of law enforcement organs
of Georgian, South Ossetian and North Ossetian parties for resolving the imminent problems.
It was decided to
hold the next session of the JCC at the end of May 2004, in
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