THE STATEMENT OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION On situation in the South Ossetia

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation declares that the measures on cease-fire in the South Ossetia did not bring about real results. The war in the South Ossetia every day causes human casualties and poses serious threat of destabilization of the situation in the Northern Ossetia and in the entire Caucasus.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation demands that the agreement on the ceasefire, signed by the leadership of Georgia and the leadership of the Northern Ossetia, be correctly observed by the both sides. The armed groups, disobeying the conditions of this agreement, should be viewed as criminals, which must be treated in compliance with the norms of the International and National Law.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation approves the measures, taken by the President and the Government of the Russian Federation for protection of the peaceful population, restoration of the public order and settlement of the conflict.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation proposes to start work of the of the Joint Commission with participation of the Russian Federation, Georgia and the South Ossetia to elaborate coordinated activities, directed towards normalization of the situation in the South Caucasus.

The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation assigns to the Government of the Russian Federation to inform the Security Council of the UNO, Governments of the CIS countries and of the other states, the International Community on the measures of protection of peaceful population and provision of security of the southern borders of the Russian Federation.

June 12, 1992.

(Bulletin of the Congress of the People’s Deputies of the RF and of The Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, 1992, # 25, pages 1739-1740)