PROTOCOL # 48 OF MEETING OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION
(JCC) ON GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Vladikavkaz, 27-29 March 2006
Chaired by:
Taimuraz Elmurzaevich
Kusov, Minister of Education and Science of RNO-Alania, North Ossetian
Co-Chairman of the JCC
(…)
Agenda
1. On situation in the conflict zone
2. On establishment of a joint JCC
working group to elaborate an agreed program for peaceful resolution of the
Georgian-Ossetian conflict;
3. On trust building measures,
security guarantees and demilitarization of the conflict zone.
4. On socio-economic rehabilitation
of the conflict zone (in view of the completed Needs Assessment Mission,
implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the
5. Miscellaneous.
Resolution:
1 . Situation in the conflict zone
(Kusov On situation Kulakhmetov,
Khaindrava, Chochiev, Keniaykin, Evnevitch)
1.1. The JCC members took note of
the report of Major-General M.M. Kulakhmetov, JPKF Commander, about situation
in the conflict zone (enclosed as Annex 1). However, the Georgian side
disagreed with a number of the Commander’s evaluations and demanded well-grounded
clarifications on respective issues (passed over to the Commander) to be
provided.
The South Ossetian side expressed
concern about the situation in and around the conflict zone (a list of claims
was given over to the Georgian side).
1.2.The Georgian side within 10 days
to resolve the issue of the military police unit of the Georgian Ministry of
Defense currently deployed in the conflict zone, in compliance with the
existing Regulation.
2. On establishment of a joint JCC
working group to elaborate an agreed program for peaceful resolution of the
Georgian-Ossetian conflict;
(Kusov, Chochiev, Khaindrava,
Keniaykin)
Resolution:
2.1. To set up a JCC Working Group
to elaborate an agreed program for peaceful resolution of the Georgian-Ossetian
conflict in view of the peace plan presented by the Georgian side and peaceful
initiatives listed in the E. Kokoity’s letter of 12 December 2005.
2.2. The sides within 10 days to
inform each other about their proposals about the composition of the Working
Group, also before the next regular JCC meeting to prepare proposals for it
Regulation.
2.3. Working group members, up to 10
people from each side, and its Regulation to be approved at the regular JCC
meeting.
3. On trust building measures,
security guarantees and demilitarization of the conflict zone.
(Kusov, Chochiev, Khaindrava,
Keniaykin)
The sides agreed to inform their
leaders about the position of the head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia who
expressed the following opinion:
- there is a sufficient level of
agreement between the sides in the JCC format for starting joint negotiations
and demilitarization of the conflict zone,
- in this context, at this moment
there is a need for a transparent action plan and efficient monitoring of its
implementation,
- the sides should consider
different ways, possibly make a statement on non-use of force and provision of
security guarantees.
4. On socio-economic rehabilitation
of the conflict zone (in view of the completed Needs Assessment Mission, implementation
of the Agreement between the Government of the
(Kusov, Anketil, Khaindrava,
Chochiev, Keniaykin, Vantomme, Tubilov)
Resolution:
4.1. To take note of the OSCE
Mission to
4.2. In view of the sides’ comments
on the OSCE Mission report, also taking into account principles recommended by
the OSCE Mission (letter no. 2000307 of 23 March 2006), the Organizational
Committee within a period of two weeks to prepare lists of the highest priority
needs assessment projects to be approved at a JCC meeting.
4.3. To recommend the
inter-governmental Russian-Georgian Commission on Economic Cooperation to
consider at its nearest meeting issues pertaining to the implementation of the
Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government
of Georgia on Cooperation in Economic Reconstruction and Rehabilitation in the
Zone of Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and on Refugee Return of December 23 2000, including
the establishment of a free economic zone.
4.4. The date and venue of the
Organization Committee’s meeting to be decided as the work proceeds.
5.
Miscellaneous
(Kusov, Khaindrava, Chochiev,
Keniaykin)
Resolution:
5.1. The next JCC meeting to be held
in Tskhinvali, the date of the meeting to be identified as the work proceeds;
5.2. To take note of the Georgian
side handing over to the JCC co-chairmen, also to representatives of OSCE and
European Commission, a draft law on proprietary restitution and rehabilitation
of victims of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
To instruct the JCC Ad-hoc Committee
for Promotion of Voluntary Return of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
resulting from the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to places of their former
permanent residence to consider the draft law and give a respective expert
evaluation. For this purpose, to hold a session of the JCC Ad-Hoc Committee
within a period of two weeks.
5.3. For implementation of
previously made decisions, taking into consideration readiness of the sides, to
recommend holding an urgent meeting of the heads of law-enforcement bodies of
the JCC sides, to discuss, inter alia,
the issue of re-activating the SCC.
5.4. Georgian and South-Ossetian JCC
Co-chairmen to inform each other about the results of considering earlier
transferred claims of citizens.
5.5. The sides in the shortest
possible terms to inform each other about the personal membership of the JCC
units and JCC working bodies.
T. Kusov
Meeting Chair, North Ossetian
Co-chairman of the JCC
(Archive of the OSCE Mission to Georgia)