PROTOCOL On Ceasefire

An extraordinary meeting of the Joint Control Commission for the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Resolution took place in Tskhinval on 13 August 2004. Having considered immediate measures and implementation mechanism for JCC decisions of 2 June 2004, 14-15 July 2004, and 31 July 2004, directed at stabilization of the situation in the conflict zone, the meeting participants decided upon immediate ceasefire starting from 00:00, 14 August 2004.

Measures for separation and withdrawal of illegally established posts and armed units deployed in the conflict zone without agreement with JCC and Joint Command of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces shall be subject to discussion in the JCC framework on 14 August 2004, with participation of heads of armed forces of the sides in conflict.

On behalf of the South Ossetian side:

Boris Eliozovoch Chochiev

RNO Minister on Special Affairs

South Ossetian JCC Co-chairman

 

On behalf of the Georgian side:

Giorgi Khaindrava,

Georgian State Minister on Conflict Resolution,Georgian JCC Co-chairman

 

On behalf of the Russian side:

Lev Davidovich Mironov ,

Ambassador on Special Assignments,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Valery Fedorovich Keniaykin,

Ambassador on Special Assignments

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

 

On behalf of the North Ossetian side:

Taimuraz Elmurzaevich Kusov,

Advisor to President RNO-Alania, North Ossetian JCC Co-Chairman

 

On behalf of the OSCE Mission to Georgia:

Roy Reeve,

Head of Mission, Ambassador

 

Leaders of the sides in conflict shall guarantee implementation of this decision.

On behalf of the Georgian side: Z. Zhvania

 

On behalf of the South Ossetian side: E. Kokoity

(Archive of the OSCE Mission to Georgia)