(draft)
PROTOCOL on
Georgian-Abkhaz conflict settlement
Representatives of
Georgian and Abkhaz sides, under the mediation of representatives of Russian
Federation, held negotiations on implementation of basic provisions of
"Statement on measures aimed at political settlement of the
Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, dated 4 April, 1994" and
Desiring to put an
end to the dividing conflict and restore state-legal relations, to reestablish
peaceful coexistence, mutual respect that dates back for centuries,
Convinced that it
is high time to put an end to the heave legacy of the past and to embark upon
the road leading to peace and prosperity, believing that it is high time to
treat one another with dignity and mutual tolerance and start building our
common future in the spirit of compromise and reconciliation.
Taking care of
establishment of civil peace, inter-ethnic concord and security of nations,
realizing fundamental human rights and freedoms of citizens, irrespective of
their nationality, religion, place of residence and other differences,
Believing that only
through pooling together our efforts it will be possible to solve difficult
economic problems and embark on the road leading to prosperity,
Committing
themselves not to allow resumption of violence, which had brought
immense sufferings and human casualties,
have agreed upon the
following:
1. The Parties take
commitments not to resort to arms and under no circumstances allow resumption
of hostilities and bloodshed. Any differences shall be resolved exclusively by peaceful
means of negotiations and consultations with the support and under the
mediation of the
2. The Parties
declare about their consent to live in an unitary
federative state within the borders of the former Georgian SSR. Relations
between the Parties shall be regulated by a constitutional law.
3. Foreign policy
and foreign economic links, determination and implementation of defense policy,
protection of state border, federal budget, energy sector, transport, custom
service, protection of human rights and civil freedoms, ethnic minorities
rights; ecology and liquidation of consequences of natural disasters;
prevention of epidemics and liquidation of their consequences; meteorology
service; standards, etalons, metric
system and time standards shall be under the competence of federal authorities.
Competence of
federal authorities can be expanded upon agreement between the Parties.
4. Within the framework of agreed upon competence, an
federative body (parliament) shall be created, decision of which shall be
legally binding on the whole territory of the federative state. The Abkhaz side
shall have in advance agreed upon number of seats in the federative legislative
body.
Decisions of the
federative legislative body on issues directly relating to Abkhazia shall be of
legal force if there are adopted by simple or qualified majority of deputies
from Abkhazia, depending on whether these decisions are adopted by simple or
qualified majority of the federative legislative body.
Procedure of making
decisions on moot questions whether this or that issue is directly related to Abkhazia, shall be a subject of future negotiations.
5. The federal
state shall be presented as a unified entity in international relations,
including membership in international organizations. International treaties,
concluded by the unitary federative state within its competence, shall be
mandatory for Abkhazia.
Within the
framework of its exclusive competence, Abkhazia shall be entitled to conclude
international agreements, about which it shall inform relevant federative
bodies.
6. The process of
organized return of refugees and internally displaced persons shall be resumed
in accordance with the quart partite agreement of
For organization of
works aimed at return of refugees, a special working group composed of
representatives of the Parties and the
The working group
shall start its activities beginning from …August 1995 and within two weeks
aftermath, and in accordance with a action plan
adopted by the working group, the process of organized return of refugees to
places of their permanent residence, first of all to the Gali region, shall
start.
The Abkhaz side,
alongside the working group and the UNHCR shall register those refugees who
have already returned in a chaotic manner.
The Abkhaz sides reiterates its responsibility to guarantee security of
returning refugees and internally displaced persons.
Tangible measures
aimed at guaranteeing equal rights for all people residing in Abkhazia
irrespective of their nationality, religion and other affiliations.
The
The Parties
reconfirm, that the operation aimed at maintaining peace and carried out by the
CIS collective peace-keeping forces in the conflict zone, must contribute to
the speedy and safely return of refugees and internally displaced persons to
the regions of their previous residence.
On
behalf of the Georgian Side …
On
behalf of the Abkhaz Side…
In the presence of
the
the United Nations
the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in
" …" 1995
On the same day of signature of the protocol by the parties, Abkhazian side
disavowal its signature.
(1995.07.24)
(On the same day, when the signatures
of the sides were submitted, the Abkhazian side disavowed own signature)
(Personal Archive of Academician Levan
Aleksidze/in Russian)