PROTOCOL OF THE MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP OF THE JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION ON ISSUES OF ACTIVITY OF JOINT FORCES ON MAINTAINING PEACE AND COOPERATION TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES IN GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT ZONE

March 20-22, 2001, City of Moscow.

The following issues have been discussed:

1. The draft regulations on the special body at the JCC on cooperation of the legislative bodies in the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.

2. The proposal of the Commander of the JPKF on changes in the organization of the joint staff of the JPKF.

 3. Draft of the appeal to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation on funding of peacekeeping battalion from the Republic of North-Ossetia Alania in the composition of JPKF.

 4. Proposal of the Joint commandment of the JPKF on the creation of the study center on improvement of professional readiness of commanders of all the categories and military observers of the JPKF on the basis of the peacekeeping battalion from the RF.

 5. Proposal of the Georgian side on location of new (additional) posts of the Peacekeeping Forces.

 It ahs been agreed:

1. To submit to the plenary session of the JCC the agreed draft of the Regulations on Special Coordinating Center at the JCC on cooperation with law enforcement bodies in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (draft Regulations and attachment No1 are annexed)

 2. The issues of organizing the cooperation between the special coordinating center and commandment of the JPKF are developed jointly or approved by the cochairmen of the JCC.

 3. To propose to the JCC to accept the proposal of the Commander of the JPKF on changes in the organization of the joint staff of JPKF (scheme is attached).

4. To propose to the cochairmen of the JCC to appeal to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation with a letter on funding of peacekeeping battalion from the RNO-Alania in the composition of the JPKF (the letter is attached).        

5. To propose to the JCC to approve the proposal of the commandment of the JPKF on creation of the basis of peacekeeping battalion from the RF the study center on improvement of professional readiness of commanders of all the categories and military observers of the JPKF . To propose to the JCC to appeal to the international organizations with e request of assistance in provision of material-technical basis of the center.

 6. To take note of the proposal of the Georgian side on location of new (additional) posts of the Peacekeeping Forces. The Georgian side committed itself to submit justification for new (additional) posts till the plenary session of the JCC.

Special opinion

The South-Ossetian side proposed the four-side membership in the Special Coordinating Center and the Georgian side – proposed the two side membership.

On behalf of the Georgian side (signed)   

On behalf of the South-Ossetian side (signed)       

On behalf of the North-Ossetian side (signed)       

On behalf of the Russian side (signed)      

On behalf of the OSCE (signed)     

(Archive of the staff of the State Minister of Georgia on Conflict Settlement).