PROTOCOL of the meeting of the Working Group Three held

   25 June 2002 in Tbilisi.

1. To note and assess positively the implementation of the decisions made at the meeting of the WG III of 8 April 2002.

2.  On the project of the gradual development of the health care in Abkhazia

On the given issue the sides agreed upon the following:

1) The Abkhaz side will provide its proposals on the set-by-step development of the health care in Abkhazia with respect of the needs of Gali region to the bilateral Georgian-Abkhaz Coordinating Commission within two weeks.

2) Based on the consultation with the Sides, the bilateral Georgian-Abkhaz Commission will draft the proposal on the step-by-step development of health care in Abkhazia. The decision on this issue will be taken at the extraordinary session of the Working Group Three.

3) Upon reaching the final decision, the sides will approach the donors and request the provision of the technical and financial assistance for the implementation of this proposal.

3. To endorse the proposal on the treatment of children suffering from heart diseases

The sides agreed to conduct cardiology surgery for children suffering from heart diseases and expressed their gratitude for financial, organisational and other types of support to the staff of the Jo Anne Children Cardiology Department, ICRC, the UNOMIG and the Georgian-Abkhaz Coordinating Commission.

4. To endorse the sport proposal for youth in the conflict zone and the adjacent territories

The sides endorsed the proposal, decided to ask the UNDP for assistance in finalizing the proposal and initiating consultations with the donors on possible funding.

5.  To endorse the proposal the second part of the telecommunications project

The sides have endorsed and adopted mutually agreed points to be included in the proposal for the second part of the telecommunications project and expressed their gratitude to the German Embassy in Georgia and the UNDP for their active support in the implementation of this project.

6. To endorse the proposal for the development of Zugdidi and Sukhumi electricity infrastructure

The Sides agreed upon the following:

1) Within 2 weeks the Sides will submit to the Working Group III the documentation for the development of Zugdidi and Sukhumi City electricity infrastructure.

2) Upon reaching the final agreement the Sides will approach the UNDP with the request to initiate consultations with donors on possible financing.

7. Project on summer vacations for Abkhaz and Georgian children in children center ARTEK has been noted.

The Sides expressed their gratitude to the government of Ukraine, the Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia and the UNOMIG for their support in the implementation of this project.

8. The issue of teaching in native language in the Gali district schools has been discussed

With respect to this issue the sides agreed on the following:

The sides will hold additional consultations and take the final decision before 20 July 2002 (the proposals of the Sides are attached).

9. To endorse the proposal on publishing the poem “Knight in Panther’s Skin” in Abkhaz language

The Sides have endorsed the project on publishing the poem “Knight in Panther’s Skin” for the children at pre-school establishments and primary schools in Abkhaz language and ask the UNDP for seeking the funding for its implementation. The Sides agreed to discuss the issue on publishing the works of famous Abkhaz writers in Georgian language.

10. The Sides proposed to submit for the consideration of the next session of the Georgian Abkhaz Coordinat nating Council the proposal for the amendment to the Clause 5 of the Statute of the Georgian-Abkhaz Coordinating Council.

For the Georgian Side M. Kakabadze

For the Abkhaz Side B. Kubrava

For the UN L. Clark

(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia for Conflict Resolution Issues/in Russian)