DECISION
TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF STATES OF THE COMMONWELATH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES on Extension of the term of
presence and additions to the Mandate of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces
in the conflict zone of Abkhazia,
The Council of the Heads of States of the
Commonwealth of Independent States,
Reaffirming its commitment to the previous
decisions and obligations relevant to the settlement of the conflict in
Noting that the presence of the Collective Peacekeeping
Force encourages the stabilization of the situation in the conflict zone and
establishes the situation for comprehensive political regulation in this
region,
decided:
1. To
extend, with the consent of the Sides, the term of presence of the Collective
peacekeeping Force in the conflict zone of Abkhazia,
2. To add
to the Mandate of the Collective Peacekeeping Force the following provision:
In order to assure the security of refugees in Gali Region (within old frontiers), and in addition to the
function of the Collective Peacekeeping Force set up in the Agreement on
Cease-fire and Separation of Forces of 14 May 1994, the Collective Peacekeeping
Force in cooperation with the local authorities of the Sides shall carry out
the measures for prevention of terrorist, subversive and other armed formations
existing in the territory or penetrating from outside;
Collective peacekeeping Force shall assure the
security of the personnel of the UNOMIG, the OSCE and other international
organizations upon their appeal and through the coordination with local
authorities.
3. The
Council of Ministers of the Foreign Affairs of the CIS and the Council of Ministers
of Defence of the CIS shall continue efforts together
with the representatives of the Sides for deliberation of the Mandate of the
Collective peacekeeping Force respecting the developments in the conflict zone
and in compliance with the Decisions taken by the Council of the Heads of
States of the Commonwealth of Independent States of 19 January and 17 May of
1996.
4. Calls upon the Sides to intensify their efforts
to achieve substantive progress at the negotiations towards a comprehensive
political settlement of the conflict with participation of the
This Decision is taken pursuant to the Paragraph 6
of the Rule 20 of the Regulations of the Council of Heads of States and Council
of the heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of independent States.
Done at
Chairman of the Council of the Heads of States of
the CIS B. Yeltsin
(www.un.org/russian;
Collection of the documents on Peacekeeping activity adopted within the frame of the CIS (in two
volumes),