(Implementation of the Plan
of August 12 2008)
The Chairman of the
Council of Europe and the Chairman of the European Commission reaffirm firm
condemnation by the European Union of Russia’s unilateral decision to recognize
the independence of Abkhazia and
The Chairman of the
Council of Europe and the Chairman of the European Commission confirm their
commitment to full implementation of the six-point plan agreed in
The Chairman of the
Council of Europe and the Chairman of the European Commission confirm commitment
of the European Union to the return of all refugees and displaced persons.
They confirm, that
The Euripean Union expresses to deploy its observers on the entire territory of
Georgia.
Nicolas Sarkozy. Jose Manuel Barrozo
To His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili
President of
Implementation of the Plan of
12 August 2008
1. Withdraw of forces
All sides reaffirm
their commitment to fully implement all points of the Medvedev-Sarkozy’s plan of
August 12, 2008 consisting of 6 points.
Russian peacekeeping
forces shall be withdrawn from five observation points on the Poti-Senaki line
within at least 7 days, in view of the legally binding documents signed on
September 8, ensuring non use of force against Abkhazia.
Russian
peacekeeping forces shall be fully withdrawn from the zones adjacent to
Georgian Armed
Forces will be withdrawn to their deployment positions starting from today to
October 1, 2008.
2. International
monitoring mechanisms
International observers
of UNOMIG shall continue fulfilling their mandate in their responsibility zones
in view of their number and positioning scheme as of 7 August 2008, which does
not exclude the possibility of amendments in case of decisions made by the UN
Security Council.
OSCE International
Observers shall continue fulfilling their mandate in their responsibility zones
in view of their number and positioning scheme as of 7 August 2008, which does
not exclude the possibility of amendments in case of decisions made by the UN
Security Council.
Preparatory
measures should be speeded up to permit deployment of additional observers, including
not less than 200 observers from the European Union, in zones adjacent to South
Ossetia and Abkhazia, in numbers sufficient to substitute for the Russian
peacekeeping forces, starting from today to 1 October 2008.
The European Union
as a guarantor of the non-use of force, actively makes preparations for the
deployment of an observation mission in addition to the existing monitoring
mechanisms.
3. International
Discussions
The international
talks provided for in point 6 of the Medvedev-Sarcozy Plan of 12 August 2008 will
start on 15 October 2008 in
They will, in
particular, concern:
- ways to provide
for security and stability in the region;
- the issue of
refugees and displaced persons on the basis of principles internationally recognized
and practically applied, after conflict settlement;
- any other subject
as agreed by the parties.
(Archive of the Georgian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs/ Translation from French)