ANNEX TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OF HEADS OF STATES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES on Approval of the Regulations of the Collective Peacekeeping Force in the Commonwealth of Independent States of 19 January 1996

The Regulations on Collective peacekeeping Force in the Commonwealth of Independent States

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6.  While conducting the peacekeeping operations, the Collective Force is entrusted with the following tasks:

to observe the conditions of armistice and cease-fire regime, encourage the establishment of the secure environment in conflict area through the visible presence if the Collective Peacekeeping Force;

to mark the zone of responsibility, separate the conflicting sides, establish demilitarized zones, the zones of separation, humanitarian corridor; encourage the de-concentration of the forces of the conflicting sides; prevent the movement of the forces and possible clash between the sides;

to establish proper conditions for negotiations and other engagements aimed at peaceful settlement of the conflict; restoration of lawfulness and public order for normal operation of state and public agencies and institutions;

to detect the facts of violation of the agreements on cease-fire and armistice and carry out the investigation;

to control the area and the conduct of the population within the zone of responsibility; to carry out measures for elimination of mass disorder; to secure the human rights;

to control the removal of fortifications, barriers and mine-fields;

to protect the objects of vital importance;

to assure the communication between the conflicting sides and protection of official meetings between them at all levels;

to control the shipment, unlawful delivery of military equipment, weapons, ammunitions and explosives;

to secure the safe transit of all type of vehicles and communication functioning;

to encourage establishment of normal contacts between the populations of conflicting sides;

to facilitate unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid;

to participate and support the implementation of decisions and recommendations of the UN Security Council, OSCE institutions and other international organizations with regard of peaceful settlement of the conflict.

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26. The key principles of the operation of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces:

impartiality and neutrality;

observance of the law of the hosting country;

respect of traditions and culture of the local population;

neutrality in the military operations;

non-use of firearms except the exigent cases conditioned in paragraph 28 of this Regulations;

transparency (openness of the activity).

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(Collection of Documents Relating to the Issue of Conflict Settlement in Abkhazia, Georgia adopted in 1992-1999, Author G. Uridia, Tbilisi, 1999, p. 64-73/in Russian)