PROTOCOL OF THE INTeR-PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION ESTABLISHED UNDER RESOLUTION OF
THE
The Inter-Parliamentary
Commission of the Supreme Soviets of the
pursuant to
provisions of the Constitutions of the
having familiarized
itself with the situation on the ground,
believes that this
conflict prevents the normal process of restoring Georgia’s independent
statehood as expressed by the popular will at the referendum on March 31 1991;
it is related to an attempt of certain forces to violate the Republic’s
territorial integrity, and has a political origin.
With a view of
normalizing the situation, ensuring the safety of the people, establishing
peace and order, restoring economic activity and life sustenance of the
population on the territory of the conflict region, the Intra-Parliamentary
Commission believes it is necessary to:
1. Propose to the
Supreme Soviet and the President of the Republic of Georgia to appeal to the
population of the Republic, calling it to civil peace and conflict resolution
by political means, based on a dialogue, in view of the Republic of Georgia
Supreme Soviet’s Resolution of December 28 1990 ‘On Prohibition of Armed Units
not Envisaged by Law’; in which to confirm exemption from liability for illegal
storing or carrying of arms provided that the arms are voluntarily surrendered
in the shortest terms; declaring guarantees of equal rights citizenship for the
entire population of Georgia.
Call the
confronting sides to stop using arms and other violent acts for the period of
the conflict settlement.
2. For the period
of normalizing the situation in the conflict zone, within two weeks, set up a
Coordinating Committee at the Inter-Parliamentary Commission, on terms of
parity, including representatives of the authorities of the
- Coordination of
efforts of public authorities, government bodies and population in restoring
economic activity and life sustenance of the region’s residents;
- Support to the
commandant's office in the state of emergency zone for fully implementing the
state of emergency regime;
- Support to the
Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs in re-establishing territorial police
stations and in implementing their functions;
- Support to public
authorities and government bodies in creating conditions for refugee return to
places of their permanent residence, in solving the whole series of problems
related to their transportation and accommodation, damage compensation,
addressing legal issues, also for eliminating earthquake consequences;
- Creation of
conditions for ending illegal acts of taking hostages and for setting them
free, with assistance of the commandant's office in the state of emergency zone
and law-enforcement bodies;
- Agreeing issues
related to actions of internal troops contingent of the USSR MIA that ensure
the state of emergency regime, beyond the state of emergency zone;
- Creation of
conditions to solve issues and develop proposals on the structure of local
authorities and government bodies on the territory of the former South-Ossetian
Autonomous Area.
3. Define and
change boundaries of the state of emergency zone by means of respective
regulations of the Supreme Soviet and the President of the
4. Ensure complete
disarmament of all illegal armed units acting in the state of emergency zone,
together with internal troops of the USSR MIA and respective territorial police
stations of the
Define the start
date and the term for disarmament of illegal units and persons, also for
voluntary surrender of arms.
5. Institute legal
proceedings against persons who were engaged in violence, robberies and arsons,
also those guilty of inflaming the ethnic conflict, regardless of their
ethnicity and social status.
6. Use the
experience of people’s diplomacy for the purposes of settling the situation in
the conflict region, including participation of representatives of the elders,
the intellectuals, public associations of citizens.
7. Set up an
intelligence group at the Inter-Parliamentary Commission to generalize and
analyze operative data received directly from the conflict region. Provide the
group with a priority right to officially inform mass media about the situation
in the conflict region.
8. Propose to the
President of the USSR and the President of the Republic of Georgia to speed up
the establishment of a Commission to negotiate resolution of a set of
political, economic, social and other issues related to the restoration of the
independent statehood of the Republic of Georgia, based on regulation of the
Republic’s Supreme Soviet of April 9 1991, recognizing its right to
independently solve the issue of accession to the treaty of alliance.
The
Inter-Parliamentary Commission shall provide for field visits to the conflict
zone to ensure permanent monitoring of the situation on the ground.
Members of the
Inter-Parliamentary Commission:
Representatives of
the
Representatives of
the RSFSR Supreme Soviet: N. Makhiyanov,
V. Shuykov
Representatives of
the Republic
of
31 May 1991
Particular Opinion
of Member of the Inter-Parlamentary Commission N. Natadze
My signature under
this document shall remain valid only provided that actions of internal troops
of the USSR MIA and actions of the
N. Natadze
31 May 1991
(Newspaper “”Sakartvelo”,
special edition, 1995; Perconal Archive of Gela Chorgolashvili)