RESOLUTION OF THE JOINT SESSION OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE NORTH OSSETIAN SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC AND VLADIKAVKAZ CITY COUNCIL OF THE PEOPLE’S DEPUTIES

The Supreme Council of the North-Ossetian SSR and Vladikavkaz City Council of People’s Deputies express their deep concern at the events in the South Ossetia.

Escalation of tension in the region has started since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of 20 September 1990 by the South Ossetian Democratic Republic and abolishment of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast by the Republic of Georgia under Decree issued on 11 December 1990.

Attempt to solve the extremely difficult situation through the forcible measures and detachment to Tskhinvali and adjacent territories the units of the Ministry of Interior and the State Security Ministry of Georgia exacerbated the public-political situation in the region resulting in human casualties. These tragic events found sad echo among the population of the North-Ossetia.

Thousands of our countrymen have the relatives in Georgia and in South Ossetia. The matter regards not only Ossetians as there are more than 12 thousand Georgians residing in Vladikavkaz. We cannot remain indifferent and just spectators to the events and we are going to make our contribution in order to speed up the process of stabilization in the South Ossetia through peaceful and legal measures.

The joint extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of the North-Ossetian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Vladikavkaz City Council of the People’s Deputies resolves:

1. To endorse and support the Decree issued by the President of the USSR “On certain legal acts adopted in December of 1990 by the Georgian SSR” aimed at stabilization of the public-political situation in the South Ossetia.

2. The Councils of People’s Deputies, Ministries and state agencies, labour collectives and public organizations shall actively facilitate the process of stabilization and defusing the explosive situation in the South Ossetia and around it through peaceful means of conflict resolution.

3. To approve the texts of the Appeal to the People of the South Ossetia and Georgia and of the telegram to the President of the USSR.

Chairman of the Supreme Council of the North-Ossetian SSR A. Kh. Galazov

10 January 1991

(Newspaper “Sovetskaia Ossetia”, # 8, 11 January 1991)