DECISION
TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF STATES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES on Measures for Settlement of the
conflict in
The Council of the Heads of States of the
Commonwealth of independent States,
Expressing its full support to the efforts of the
UNO and the
Noting that the Moscow Agreement of
Deeply
concerned over the unsettled
political and humanitarian problems, emerged from the conflict,
Referring to the Memorandum on maintaining the
Peace and Stability in the Commonwealth of Independent States of 10 February
1995 (Almaty) and the Declaration issued by the Council of the heads of States
of 26 May 1995 (Minsk),
Confirming its commitments pursuant to the
aforementioned documents not to support separatist regimes, refrain from the
establishment of political, economic and other cooperation with them, nor
render any economic, financial, military or other assistance,
Noting to the necessity to undertake complex of
measures to influence on the Abkhaz side,
Acting in compliance with the UN Charter, decided:
1. To
condemn the destructive position of the Abkhaz side that obstructs the
implementation of reconciled agreement on political settlement of the conflict,
return of refugees and displaced persons to their places of residence in safety
in dignity.
2. The Council of the heads of States of the
Commonwealth of independent states expects the sides to achieve an early and substantial results at the negotiations with
the assistance of the
3. The member-states of the Commonwealth of
Independent States will prevent the sell or supply of arms, military equipment
all of types, spare parts, ammunitions, military vehicles and equipment by
their citizens, or from their respective territories, or through their ships
and aircraft to the conflict zone.
4. The member-states will prohibit:
a) any technical consultations, assistance or
services in the field of staff training or on other issues, set up in the
paragraph 3 from the side of legal or natural persons or from their respective
territories to the Abkhaz side;
b) enlisting in the
service of the military forces of the CIS member-states the citizens
permanently residing in the territories under the control of the Abkhaz side.
5. The member-states of the Commonwealth will take
measures:
a) to prevent recruitment
of their citizens and their detachment to the conflict zone for participation
in the activity of any armed formations;
b) to facilitate return
of those citizens of the member-state of the Commonwealth of independent States
that are serving in the military formations of Abkhazia;
c) to recall all their
officials, representatives and citizens that are currently in the territories
under the control of Abkhaz side giving assistance to Abkhaz authorities in the
military issues.
6.
Confirming, that Abkhazia is an integral part of
a) will not exercise
trade-economic, financial, transport or other operations with the authorities
of the Abkhaz side;
b) will not engage
themselves in official contacts with the representatives or officials of the
structures established in the
Abkhazia.
7.
Member-states of the Commonwealth of Independent States will not permit
the functioning of representations of the authorities of neither the Abkhaz
side in their territories, nor the persons in a capacity of official
representative of those authorities.
8. Reaffirming its firm commitment to the
comprehensive settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia, and first of all
to the early and unconditional return of refugees and displaced persons to
their places of residence in safety and dignity, the member-states of the
Commonwealth of Independent States appeal to the United nations organizations
to support the measures of influence on the Abkhaz authorities adopted by the
member-states if the CIS and advise all member-states of the UNO to endorse to
these measures.
This Decision comes into effect the day it is
signed.
Done at
The
decision is signed by the Heads of Sates of the CIS.
The
decision hasn’t been signed by the Republic of Belarus and Turkmenistan
(Newspaper “Svobodnaia Gruzia”, # 8, 29 January 1996)