PROTOCOL # 8 OF THE MEETING OF JOINT CONTROL COMMISSION (JCC) FOR THE GEORGIAN-OSSETIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

September 26, 1997, Settlement of Java

Chaired by:

Gennady Matyushov - Deputy Minister of Russian Federation for Cooperation with CIS Member States, Head of the Russian part of the JCC.

Agenda:

1. Report of the Commander of the JPKF, Y. Yurov, on “Activities of Peacemaking Forces”. Approval of the draft decision on “Mutual Cooperation of Law Enforcement Entities in the Zone of Conflict” agreed by the parties.

Co-reports of heads of competent organs of the parties and the Mission of the OSCE in Georgia.

2. On the process of implementation of the Procedure on Voluntary Return of Refugees and IDPs to the Places of their Permanent Residence. Approval of the draft procedure on ad hoc committee for supporting the voluntary return of refugees and IDPs to the places of their permanent residence . Reports of co-chairmen of the workgroups of the parties and the Mission of the JPKF in Georgia on the issues of the voluntary return of refugees.

3. On results of implementing the agreement concluded between the Governments of Russia and Georgia on economic rehabilitation of the regions in the zone of conflict (1993, Moscow) and the proposals on new principles and forms of further liquidation of social and economic consequences of the conflict.

Information of authorized parties on economic rehabilitation of the regions in the zone of conflict.

4. Miscellaneous.

5. On venue, date and agenda of the next session of the JCC.

The following was resolved with regard to the agenda:

1. On Activities of Peacemaking Forces. Approval of the draft decision on “Mutual Cooperation of Law Enforcement Entities in the Zone of Conflict” agreed by the parties. (Yurov, Nikolaishvili, Dzantiev, Kabolov, Kozei, Chigoev, Matyushov)

1.1 Approve Major General Yury Yurov as the Commander of the JPKF in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

1.2 Approve the decision of the JCC on Activities of Peacekeeping Forces in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict (the decision is attached. see Annex 1).

1.3 Approve the protocol on Mutual Cooperation of Law Enforcement Entities in the Zone of Conflict (the protocol is attached).

1.4 Continue to review this issue at the next session of the JCC.

2. On the process of implementation of the procedure on Voluntary Return of Refugees and IDPs to the Places of their Permanent Residence.

Approval of the draft procedure on ad hoc committee for supporting the voluntary return of refugees and IDPs as a result of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict to the places of their permanent residence. (Korotkov, Kachmazov, Kabolov, Chochiev, Machavariani, Matyushov)

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2. On the process of return of refugees.

3. On the process of construction and rehabilitation works in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.

4. Miscellaneous.

4.2 Co-chairmen of the parties should on the way define the venue and date of the next session of the JCC.

Annexes 1,2,3 and 4 to Protocol #8 of the JCC dated September 26, 1997.

G. Matyushov, Head of Russian Part of the JCC

(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia for Conflict Resolution Issues/Russian)