STATEMENT of Co-chairmen of the JCC for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Settlement

April 16, 2004, Tskhinvali

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 Tbilisi.

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