PROTOCOL OF THE MEETING OF
EXPERT GROUPS FOR PREPARATION OF NEGOTIATIONS ON BROAD SCALE SETTLEMENT OF THE
GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT
13.
12. 1995.
On December 13 of this year in Moscow was held the
second meeting of political experts of the four sides with the participation of
the OSCE (the list of participants is attached) for revision of the proposals
of the Georgian and the South-Ossetian sides on the issue of elaboration of
confidence building measures and guarantees of security.
Having discussed the mentioned proposals,
participants of negotiations prepared the draft of “Memorandum on Priority
Steps of Guaranteeing Security and establishment of Mutual Confidence between
the Sides of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict” (attached).
The
given memorandum will be proposed for the discussion of the leadership of the
sides in the conflict and for the further signing.
At
that the representatives of the South-Ossetian side has not supported the
wording of paragraphs 2 and 7 of the draft of Memorandum.
The
Georgian side made a reservation about the acceptability of the paragraphs 3
and 9 of the draft Memorandum only in case if paragraph 2 is adopted.
It
has been agreed that the sides would inform the participants of the meeting on
the results of discussion of the draft Memorandum not later than the 25-th of
December of this year with a view to identify the place and the time of signing
the document, as well as the composition of delegation.
The
next meeting of the experts for discussion of the issues of economic restoration
and settlement of economic ties is scheduled to be held in January 1996., exchanging the proposals in this regard till January
15.
The
negotiations were conducted in friendly constructive environment.
On
behalf of the Georgian side (signed)
On
behalf of the South-Ossetian side (signed)
On
behalf of the Russian side (signed)
On
behalf of the North-Ossetian side
On
behalf of the OSCE (signed)
(Archive
of the staff of the State Minister of Georgia on Conflict Settlement)