DECREE ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS - THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on urgent measures on Implementation of the Agreement on Cease-fire in Abkhazia and the Mechanisms of the control over its implementation of 27 July 1993

In accordance with the Order issued by the President of the Russian Federation of 29 July 1993, and in order to secure the implementation of the Cease-fore Agreement of 27 July 1993,

the Council of Ministers - the Government of the Russian Federation decrees:

1. To approve the attached list of the composition of the Russian part of the Joint Commission on Regulation in Abkhazia (hereinafter Joint Commission).

2. The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, State Committee of the Russian Federation on Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters shall select agreed number of military units of the Russian Federation for participation and implementation of the Cease-fire Agreement in Abkhazia with further inclusion in the structure of the UN peacekeeping forces.

3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation shall:

- carry out adequate work at the UNO relating to the deployment of the international observers and peacekeeping forces to the conflict zone and assign necessary number of interpreters for the Joint Commission;

- negotiate with the competent agencies of the Republic of Georgia the procedures on delivering and withdrawal of special communication equipment for Joint Commission and of the staff that shall operate this equipment;

- continue talks for preparation of the draft Agreement on comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia.

4. Federal Service of Migration of the Russian Federation shall secure organizational measures on return of refugees from the territory of the Russian Federation to the places of their permanent residence.

The financial means for supporting the refugees at the places of temporary settlements and their transportation on the territory of the Russian Federation in the course of their return shall be secured by the Federal Service of Migration within the funds from the state budget of the Russian Federation assigned for the assistance of refugees.

5. The Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, The Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shall provide necessary number of vehicles upon the request of the Joint Commission for transportation of refugees, members of the Russian part of the Joint Commission and humanitarian cargo.

6. The Ministry of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation shall facilitate the Joint Commission to receive the necessary amount of fuel for securing the movement of interim controlling groups and peacekeeping forces, as well as refugees and delivery of humanitarian cargo.

9. To consider that from 29 July 1993 the persons included in the Joint Commission, its working bodies, interim controlling groups are under the conditions of armed conflict.

The salary of officers, midshipmen and additional servicemen included in the Joint Commission, its working bodies and interim controlling groups, as well as of assigned military servicemen shall be determined upon the assignment and military rank in a doubled amount.

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10. To assign to the State Committee of the Russian Federation on Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters from the reserve funds of the Government of the Russian Federation 600 million roubles for forming and delivery humanitarian cargo aimed at eliminating of emergency situations.

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Chairman of the Council of Ministers- the Government of the Russian Federation

V. Chernomirdyn

5 August 1993

(Collection of Acts of the President and Government of the RF, M., 1993, # 32, p. 3363-3365)