DECREE ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS - THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on Further Measures for Regulation of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict

In compliance with the decree issued by the President of the Russian Federation of 29 July 1993 #539, and for the implementation of the decree issued by the Government of the Russian Federation of 5 August 1993, and also respecting the developments in Abkhazia that calls for comprehensive settlement of the conflict and restoration of normal environment for social-political activities after separation of forces and establishment of the cease-fire regime,

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

1. To approve the attached list of the Russian part of the Commission on regulation the conflict in Abkhazia.

2. To take a note of the information that under the aforementioned Decree issued by the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Shoigou - the Chairman of State Committee on Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of natural Disasters was discharged from the responsibilities of acting head of Russian part of the Joint Commission on Regulation of the conflict in Abkhazia.

3. To appoint Mr. Shouykov Valeriy Averkievich, the Chairman of the sub-committee of the Security and Defence of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation as a head of Russian part of the Joint Commission with the consent of the Chairman of the Council of Nationalities Mr. Abdullatipov R.G.

4. The Ministries and agencies enumerated in the Decree of the Council of Ministers- the Government of the Russian Federation of 5 August 1993 #754 shall continue implementation of the measures under their jurisdiction that require the time due to the task character.

5. The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation shall bring up to strength the military unites of the Russian Troops disclocated on the territory of Abkhazia.

6. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation:

- shall carry out necessary work to speed up the process of decision making at the UN and Security Council regarding the mandate of the Russian military units dislocated in Abkhazia and the status of Peace-keeping forces of the UN

- shall hold the consultations with the conflicting sides and the CIS participating States on the issue of dispatching the peace-keeping forces of these states to the conflict zone.

Chairman of the Council of Ministers - the Government

of the Russian Federation V. Chernomirdyn

13 September 1993

(Collection of Acts of the President and Government of the RF, 1993, # 39, p. 4042)