DECREE
ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE
Due to the critical situation established in the
1. To condemn the violent act committed by the
leadership of the
2. To
realize that the measures, undertaken by the leadership of the
3. To
support the initiative of the president of Russian Federation on convocation of
the meeting of the leadership of Russia, Georgia, Abkhazia, as well as the republics,
regions and districts of the North Caucasus with an aim to secure unconditional
cease-fire in Abkhazia, development of peace process, stabilization of the
situation in the region and assistance to the refugees as was assigned at the
Moscow Meeting of 3 September 1992.
4. To advise the President and the government of
the
- to discuss the issue on involvement of the
contingents of Military forces of the Russian Federation as a peacekeeping
forces for protection of the population and securing the operation of
industrial enterprises and transport in the demilitarized zone of the conflict
in conformity to the Final Document of the Moscow Meeting of
- to elaborate a package
of measures on protection of the interests of
- to cease the process of transferring to Georgia
the arms, military techniques and ammunition from the military units and
establishments of the Russian Federation; to terminate transferring to Georgia
the arms, military techniques and ammunition, as well as other supplies and raw
materials for enterprises producing the weapons, military techniques and
ammunition under previously concluded contracts; to refrain from concluding economic
agreements with Georgia until the regulation of the conflict in Abkhazia;
- to continue
humanitarian assistance to the population in the conflict zone;
5. The
Chairmen of the Chambers of the Supreme Council of the
6. To
consider necessary establishment of the international commission for
investigation of facts of human rights violation on the territory of Abkhazia,
estimation of material damages and assistance to return of all refugees in
Abkhazia.
8. The
prosecutor General, the Ministry of Interior, the ministry of Defence of the
The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation
expresses its hope that all of the republics within the USSR will respect the
international norms with regard of human rights assigned in the Universal
Declaration of the Human Rights, International Treaty, Helsinki Final Document,
Paris Charter for New Europe and other documents by CSCE and calls them for
securing the human rights and the rights of ethnic minorities.
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the
(Journal “Dimplomaticheskiy Vestnik”, 1992, # # 19-20, p. 24-25)