DECISION ISSUED BY THE COUNCIL OF NATIONALITIES OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE RSFSR on Results of Visit of the People’s Deputies in Georgia due to the Events in the South Ossetia

Having heard the information of the head of group of the People’s Deputies of the RSFSR, the Council of Nationalities of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR is deeply concerned at the developments in this region and voices its condemnation on attempts of solving political and national problems through anti-constitutional acts and military forces regardless the side it is conducted by.

The council of Nationalities decrees:

1. To take notice of the information of Comr. Sorokina G. N. on the results of the visit of people’s deputies Comr. Antonova V. V., Arzhannikova N. M. and Shuikov V. V. in Georgia due to the developments in the South Ossetia.

2. To address the Parliament and the Government of Georgia calling for taking necessary measures in order to provide with food, heating and water supply and medicines for the population of the South Ossetia.

3. The Presidium of the supreme Council of the RSFSR shall expedite the direct negotiations with the leadership of Georgia aimed at immediate peaceful settlement of the situation in the South Ossetia.

4. To address the President of the USSR Comr. Gorbachev M. S. with a proposal on taking immediate measures focused on stabilization of the situation in this part of Georgia.

5. The Council of Ministers of the RSFSR shall submit the Deputies at the sitting of the Council of nationalities on 20 February the information on implementation of the Decree of 8 February 1991 #590-1 issued by the Supreme Council of the RSFSR on Immediate assistance to the population of the North Ossetia in connection with the events in the Autonomous Oblast of South Ossetia.

Deputy Chairman of the Council

of Nationalities of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR V. G. Sirovatko

14 February 1991

(Bulletin of the Congress of the People’s Deputies of the RSFSR and the Supreme Council of the RSFSR, 1991, # 8, p. 157-158)