(Annex ¹ 1). Draft. (As to
10.09.1999)
PROVISIONS of the Interim Document on the Comprehensive
Settlement of Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, Agreed up at the Expert Group Meeting
of the Parties
The Georgian and South Ossetian sides through
the mediation of the Russian Federation and with participation of
representatives of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and the Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),
guided by the will to develop the positive
results reached with the signing in Moscow of the Memorandum on the Security
and Confidence Building measures between the Parties to Georgian-Ossetian
Conflict on 16 May 1996 and fixed in the Declarations on the results of the
meetings between Eduard Shevardnadze and Ludvig Chibirov in Vladikavkaz on 27
August 1996, in Java on 14 November, 1997, Borjomi on 20 June 1998, as well as
in the Protocol of the Meeting of Specially Authorized delegations of the
Georgian and South Ossetian parties on a Full Scale Resolution of
Georgian-Ossetian Conflict” (March 1997, Moscow)
have agreed:
1. The Georgian and South Ossetian Sides
confirm that the negotiations on a full scale resolution of Georgian -Ossetian
conflict shall culminate in joint adopting of a Treaty, fully resolving
divergences between the parties to the conflict and complying with other
universally recognized norms of international law.
2. The parties to the
Agreement reiterate their commitment to strictly adhere to the principle to
refrain from threat or use of force, of political, economic or other forms of
pressure towards each other.
3. The parties admit that good will should be
the determining factor for strengthening mutual confidence and for reaching
mutually acceptable full-scale resolution of the conflict.
In the interest of comprehensive settlement of
their relations, the Parties confirm their commitment to work out, with
participation of international experts, political-legal assessments of the
events of recent years, and find out the rots and causes of the conflict.
In the interest of comprehensive settlement of
their relations, the Parties confirm their commitment to work out, with
participation of international experts, political-legal assessments of the
events of recent years, and find out the rots and causes of the conflict.
4.
5.
6. The
parties confirm the necessity of stage-by-stage transformation of the area of
Georgian-Ossetian conflict into the demilitarized zone.
The
Parties confirm that the activities of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in the area of conflict, carried out in conformity
with the Agreement on the principles
of Georgian-Ossetian Conflict Resolution of 24 June 1992, shall continue until making other decision by
both Sides, shall continue
until making other decision by both Sides.
7. The parties shall
continue to improve the
cooperation between their law enforcement bodies and take specific measures to
strengthen law and order in the area of conflict, to elaborate and carry out
coordinated special programs to combat crime.
The Parties to the conflict reiterate their
commitment to prevent and suppress any illegal actions violating human rights
on the basis of ethnic considerations.
The Parties to the conflict reiterate their
commitment to prevent and suppress any illegal actions violating human rights
on the basis of ethnic considerations.
8.
9. The
parties amplify their joint efforts to solve specific problems of
rehabilitation of their economic relations (energy, transport, communications
etc.), shall encourage initiation and fulfillment of common projects and creation
of joint ventures.
The parties shall jointly work on the problem
of setting appropriate legal basis for the mechanisms of rehabilitation and
development of the economy in the zone of Georgian-Ossetian conflict
10. The Georgian party, together with the
South Ossetian party shall facilitate attraction of foreign investments,
low-interest credits and subsidies for economic rehabilitation and development
in the area of Georgian-Ossetian conflict, as well as to implement
international social-economic and humanitarian programs for the territories,
affected during the conflict.
At the same time the Georgian party shall
maximally consider the priorities of the South Ossetian party when working out
and implementing above-mentioned international projects of rehabilitation and
development.
11. The Georgian party is ready to coordinate
with the South Ossetian party the distribution of means envisaged in Georgian
budget for the rehabilitation works in the area of Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
The mechanism of multilateral control over spending these means shall be used.
12.
13. The Georgian and
South Ossetian Siades mutually guarantee not to take unilateral decisions and
actions, which would contradict to this Agreement (Declaration).
The parties have agreed that the fulfillment of
this Agreement (Declaration) shall enjoy the guarantees of the
14. All the disputes arising between the
Parties shall be resolved by the authorized delegations of the Parties including
through the mediation of the
15. Implementation of practical arrangements of
this Agreement (Declaration) shall be carried out within the framework of the
Joint Control Commission, as well as in coopeation during the meetings of authorized
delegations of the parties, of representatives of executive and legislative
bodies.
16. This Agreement (Declaration) shall enter in
force upon signing.
Made in on
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