PROTOCOL #  2 OF THE MEETING OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON FACILITATION OF THE VOLUNTEER RETURN OF REFUGEES AND IDPS AS A RESULT OF THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT TO THE PLACES OF THEIR FORMER PERMANENT RESIDENCE

November 25, 1997, village of Tskneti.

Chairman:

Machavariani Irakli – personal representative of the President of Georgia on political problems of national security and settlement of conflicts, head of the Georgian side of the JCC.

Agenda of the meeting:

1. Information of the sides about the conducted work.

2. Organizational issues.

3. On time and date of the next meeting.

The floor was taken by: Machavariani, Kachmazov, Chochiev, Keinashvili, Pirtskhalava, Kublashvili, Machabeli, Shmetov, Andrew, Olsen, Kushpel, and Ambalov.

It was decided:

1. To take note of the information of the sides, generally positively assessing the conducted work.

2.  To take note of the Georgian side’s membership of the Committee (attached).

3. To take note of the secretariat’s composition of the Committee (attached).

4. To approve practice of meetings of representatives of the Georgian and South Ossetian sides with the refugees, temporarily residing on the territory of the Republic of the North Ossetia-Alania.

5.  To organize the special meetings of the Committee, dedicated to specific districts of return of refugees and IDPs.

6.  To carry out measures, facilitating the creation of positive information background for return of refugees and IDPs.

7.  To mediate before the respective institutions on establishment of Fax connection for the South Ossetian part of the Committee.

8.  The next meeting of the Committee shall be held on January 23, 1997 in Vladikavkaz.

Chairman of the meeting,

Head of the Georgian side of the JCC  I. Machavariani.

(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia on Conflict Settlement)