JOINT STATEMENT of the Sixth
Session of the Working Group I
On 13 December 2000 the Sixth Session of the Working Group I
was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Military observer of the UNOMIG major-general
Anis A. Badjva with participation of the delegations
from the Georgian and Abkhaz sides and the PKF of the CIS.
The session of the Working Group I discussed the
results of implementation of the issues agreed at the Fifth Session of the
Working Group I set out in the Joint Statement signed on 4 October 2000. The Principal Military
Observer noted that the security condition in the conflict zone had been
worsened and this fact deplored participants of the session.
1. The sides agreed that there was necessity to
improve effectiveness of the activity of the Joint Group set up after signing
the Protocol of 3 May 2000
and the Joint Group on Reveal and Investigation the facts set up under the
Protocol of 19 January 2000. All participating sides underlined the need
to cooperate more closely in order to secure effectiveness of the Joint Group
and Joint Group on Reveal and Investigation of Facts. Toward this end the both
sides agreed to create Joint
Information Center
aimed at providing the information related to the criminal activity in the
conflict zone.
2. In compliance with Paragraph 1, all participating
sides will be meeting at the Control Post 201 on 21 December 2000 to elaborate the mechanisms
for improvement of effectiveness and efficiency of the activity of the Joint
Group and Joint Group on Reveal and Investigation of Facts in order to secure
better combat of criminal activity.
These recommendations will be submitted to the Chief Military Observer
for further consideration.
3. The sides agreed that with regard of violation
of Moscow Agreement during military drills in the field near Kulevi and Ochamchire, the
Commander of the PKF of the CIS, by 21 December 2000, will be provided by the precision
maps/schemes with indication of desired changes of borders of the
Restricted-Weapon Zone. The Commander of
the PKF of the CIS will submit those maps/schemes to the Chief Military
Observer for further consideration.
4. The sides reaffirmed their commitment to
realize the decisions of the Moscow Agreement, following agreement and
protocols. In particular, all of the
sides agreed that free movement of the UNOMIG and PKF was beyond any
discussion.
5. The
commander of the PKF of the CIS reaffirmed that the movement regime in the Zone
was not changed. The residents of the
Security Zone from both sides of the cease-fire line are able to cross it upon
introducing the identification documents.
The Commander of the PKF of the CIS informed the delegates of the
session that this problem had already been discussed and decided at the meeting
with Mr. Malkhaz Kakabadze,
Lieutenant-General S. Korobko and the Chief Military
Observer.
6. The next meeting of the Working Group I will be
held in the headquarter of the UNOMIG in Tbilisi after the earliest
session of the Coordinating Council.
From the Georgian Side A. Ioseliani
From the Abkhaz Side G. Agrba
From the UNOMIG A. Bajva
From the PKF of the CIS S. Korobko
13 December 2000
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia for Conflict
Resolution Issues/in Russian)