DECREE ISSUED BY THE STATE DUMA OF THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on assistance to the population of Abkhazia

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation decrees:

1. To advise the Government of the Russian Federation to extend the effect of the Decree of he Government of the Russian Federation of 24 May 1995 #509 “on Partial changes of the Decree by the Government of the Russian Federation of 19 December 1994 #1394 “on Measures of temporary restriction of the state border of the Russian Federation with the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia” to the maritime transportation with Sukhumi (Sukhum) Seaport.

2. To advise the Government of the Russian Federation to take measures for restoration of the air transportation from the Russian airports to the airport of Sukhumi (Sukhum) and secure safe flights.

3. To advise the Government of the Russian Federation to assist Abkhazia with the urgent humanitarian aid due to the natural disaster that took place in the republic.

4. To consider reasonable the opening of the field office of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in Abkhazia in order to pay out the pensions to disables and veterans of the Great patriotic War, military retirees and the persons worked in the Far North.

5. To advise the Government of the Russian Federation to remove the restriction of the movement of the humanitarian cargoes, women, children under 16 and retirees through the check-point “Veseloe” at the state birder of the Russian Federation.

To recommend the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation to assign means to the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation for arrangement and technical equipment of the check-point Veseloe.

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation I. Ribkyn

14 July 1995

(Bulletin of the Federal Assembly of the RF, M., 1995, # 22, p. 1818-1819)