DECREE
ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on Implementation of the Decree issued by the Supreme Council of
Russian Federation “on Situation in the North Caucasus in the Light of Events
in Abkhazia” of 25 September 1992
The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation
notes with deep concern that the measures, undertaken by the Russian Federation
and conflicting sides aimed at regulating the conflict in Abkhazia still are
not sufficient to reach any positive results.
Exacerbation of the situation, first of all
connected with the brought down helicopter by terrorist with a large group of
citizens on the board, mostly women and children, makes the Presidium of the
Supreme Council of the Russian Federation to return to the question of
discussing the conflict in that region that infringes on Russia’s interests.
Georgian side grossly violated achieved agreement
on legal status of presence of Russian military formations on the territory of
the
Peace process effort of the contingent of the
armed forces of the
The Supreme Council of the
1. The president and the Government of Russian
Federation shall:
- intensify effort for implementation of
cease-fire regime in the conflict zone and separation of forces of conflicting
sides;
- assure the security of citizens, first of all of
the women and children in the conflict zone in compliance with the
international norms;
- continue humanitarian aid to the population
victims of the conflict, including the possibilities of the international
community to support the refugees from the conflict zone, and if necessary,
evacuate the civilians;
- pursue energetically efforts to prevent from
penetration of illegal paramilitary formations and delivery of weapons to the
conflict zone.
2. To
advise the President of the Russian Federation to charge the Ministry of
Defence of the Russian Federation with a task of taking adequate responsive
measures against terrorists and their bases in case of attacks to the
humanitarian vehicles.
3. The
Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall inform the UN and the CSCE about terrorist
groups acting against Russian transport means, evacuating refugees and also
about the facts of attacks to the Russian military unites and the position of
Georgian leadership towards these incidents.
4. The
Supreme Council of the
5. The Government of the
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the
(Bulletin of the Congress of the People’s Deputies of
the RF and the Supreme Council of the RF, 1991, # 52, p. 184-185)