PROTOCOL OF THE TALKS ON THE REGULATION OF GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ CONFLICT
The next round of the Talks was held in
It was proposed to discuss the key provisions to the Protocol on
settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict.
As the discussion showed, the Sides still pursue opposing positions
towards the principal issues.
The Georgian Sides insists to make clear cut determination in the
Article 2 to the future federal settlement of the country based on the
principles of territorial integrity. The
Abkhaz side states on the equal-subject arrangement under the Article 2. The same is meant in the proposal of Abkhaz
side with regard of Article 5 that puts the stress on possibility of the Sides
to act as an independent entity in international relations.
The other opposing positions are still evident. With this regard the Russian facilitators
proposed to adopt provisional document, that was
supported by the sides.
Having discussed proposed project by Russian representatives
“Declaration on Bases of Settlement and the Confidence- building Measures
between the Sides of the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict”; the sides found mutual
understanding on some provisions of the document.
At the same time the sides stated on principal opposition regarding the
Article 2, which determines the general principles of
the future Agreement.
After the discussion the felicitators offered to formulate this article
as follows: “To designate plenipotentiary delegations, which with facilitation
of the Russian Federation and under the auspices of the UNO will start working
out the principal provisions of the Agreement bearing the statues of
Constitutional law and to regulate the relation of the Sides within the frame
of the State and within the frontiers of former Georgian SSR for
The Abkhaz Side proposed the following wording to the Article 2: “To
designate plenipotentiary delegations, which with facilitation of the
The Georgian delegation offered the following wording to the Article 2:
“To designate plenipotentiary delegations, which with facilitation of the
Russian Federation and under the auspices of the UNO will start working out the
principal provisions of the Agreement on separation of competences and mutual
delegation of authorities between the state agencies of the federative state
and the state authorities of Abkhazia within the frontiers of former Georgian
SSR for 21 December 1991 on the basis of equality, mutual respect and
reconciliof ation. This Agreement will have the effect of
Constitutional law of the federative stste and will be the integral part
of its Constitution”.
The Russian facilitators made the emphasis on the need to reflect the principle
of territorial integrity of the country.
This proposal was not supported by the Abkhaz Side.
The
delegations will inform the leadership of the Sides on the topic of discussion
on the draft documents.
The
Sides decided to continue negotiations.
V. Lordkipanidze, K. Ozgan, B. Pastukhov
(Newspaper “Svobodnaia Gruzia”, # 130, 18
September 1996)