LAW OF GEORGIA on Creation of Appropriate Conditions for Peaceful Settlement of The Conflict in The Former Autonomous District of South Ossetia

Georgian state

is aware that peaceful settlement of the conflict in the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia is an unconditional way of its resolution,

recognizes and protects the rights of all the ethnic groups, residing on the territory of the former  Autonomous District of South Ossetia,

strives for securing maximum and full participation of all the ethnic groups, local political forces and entire local community, residing on the territory of the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia, in the conflict settlement process,

and sets as its goal to create all the conditions to define autonomous status for the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia within boundaries of the Georgian state, to grant it broad political self-governance and to provide for democratic elections, so as to secure Ossetian people’s cultural identity and political self-governance of the region within the Georgian state.

Article 1

1. This law determines the form and rule of implementing interim public administration on the territory of the former  Autonomous District of South Ossetia before the full restoration of Georgia’s jurisdiction on this territory.

2. The purpose of the law is to faciliate the peaceful settlement of the conflict, the restoration of the constitutional order on the territory of the former  Autonomous District of South Ossetia and the full protection of the rights and freedoms of the persons and ethnic groups, residing on this territory and to provide for their interests, determining of status for the former  Autonomous District of South Ossetia and creating appropriate conditions for organizing democratic elections.

Article 2

The Parliament of Georgia, upon submitting by the President of Georgia, by its resolution creates Interim Administrative-Territorial Unit on the territory of the former  Autonomous District of South Ossetia.

Article 3

1. The President of Georgia, on the basis of agreement, can grant authority to local political forces and other representatives of local community to implement public administration on the territory of the Interim Administrative-Territorial Unit.

2. There is created Administration of the Interim Administrative-Territorial Unit with the purpose to implement public administration on the territory of the Interim Administrative-Territorial Unit. The regualtions and framework of its activities is determined by this law and by thhe Order of the President of Georgia.

Article 4

The main functions of the Administration of the Interim Administrative-Territorial Unit are as follows:

a) To implementat of the public administration within framework of the delegated authority ;

b) To carry on negotiations on determination of autonomus status for the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia;

c) To cooperate within its framework of authority with Georgian State Organs and International organizations to implement appropriate measures for the peaceful settlement of the conflict;

d) To elaborate respective plans and projects for the peaceful settlement of the conflict and provision of the local community participation in the process of their preparation;

g) To facilitate implementation of other necessary measures for exhalirating the process of peaceful negotiations and settlement;

e) To facilitate the building of confidence among inhabitants of the territory of the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia;

f) To coordinate the implementation of international and humanitarian projects;

h) To facilitate rehabilitation of local infrastructure;

i) To carry out other competencies, determined by the President of Georgia.

Article 5

The law must be ebforced upon publication.

President of Georgia      Mikheil Saakashvili

Tbilisi, April 13, 2007.

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