PROTOCOL #3 OF THE MEETING OF
JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
The JCC in the
composition of: S. Shoygu, S. Khetagurov,
P. Giorgadze, S. Suanov, R.
Tushurashvili and G. Filatov
reviewed the following issues at the meeting:
1. Composition of the
JCC.
2. The JPKF and
keeping of law and order in the zone of conflict (LOKF).
3. Special legal
regime and activities of local law-enforcement entities in the zone of
conflict.
4. On entering the
zone of conflict by LOKF.
The following
decisions were made as a result of discussions:
On the first issue:
Include in the
composition of the JCC representatives of
On the second issue:
Approve the Provision
on the JPKF and LOKF in the Zone of Conflict (Annex 1 to Protocol #3 of the
session of the JCC).
Approve the
Contract with Servicemen of LOKF (Annex 2).
For the purpose of
suppressing the band-formations that represent armed groups and forces of self-defense
of either party, being incompliance with the Sochi
Agreement and the decisions of the JCC, the JPKF and LOKF in the zone of
conflict shall use weapons.
For
the purpose of self-defense, the contingent of joint forces (servicemen in
staff), as well as any member of the groups of observers, shall use weapons.
The zone of
conflict shall be regarded the area within the radius of 15 kilometers from the
center of Tskhinvali.
The safety corridor
shall be regarded the zone of the area with the width of 14 kilometers across
the administrative border of the former South Ossetian
Autonomous Okrug and 7 kilometers on both sides of
the border.
The joint military
command shall be authorized to take all necessary measures for localization of
armed conflicts and destruction of band-formations in the regions and villages
on the territory of the former South Ossetian
Autonomous Okrug not being the part of the zone of
conflict and the safety corridor, in cooperation with the local law-enforcement
entities, with further reporting to the JCC.
On the third issue:
Representatives of
the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia shall establish a group for
rehabilitating law-enforcement organs in the zone of conflict and the safety
corridor, and present their proposals on their activities after entering LOKF
to the JCC.
On the fourth issue:
Carry out entering
of LOKF in the zone of conflict in series. From
LOKF shall be entered irrespective of readiness of the
forces of any party.
Approve the order
of the Joint Military Command on entering LOKF (Annex 3).
T. Kitovani, S. Shoygu, S. Khetagurov.
(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of