DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CIS HEADS OF STATES on usage of Collective Forces to maintain
peace in the conflict zone of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
The heads of states of the CIS,
Expressing a deep concern about the aggravation of
situation in the conflict zone of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict,
Taking into account Appeal of the President of the
Expressing its adherence to the territorial integrity of
the
Striving for further development of cooperation with the
UNO and the CSCE in peace activities aimed at regulating the Georgian-Abkhaz
conflict,
Considering the Appeal of the Abkhaz side of
decided:
1. To deploy in Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone the
Collective Force composed of military contingents of interested states -
members of the CIS of 2-3 thousand of people, as well as military observers in
order to maintain the peace …
Russian military contingent, already deployed to the conflict
zone shall be used as the basis for collective force for maintaining the
peace. The plan of operations on
deployment of the collective force shall be approved by the conflicting sides
in compliance with the Agreement on cease-fire and separation of forces of
2. To set up Interim Unified Command composed of
representatives of states sending their contingents to the Collective Force in
the conflict zone.
The representative form Russian Contingent shall be
appointed as the Commander of collective peacekeeping force.
3. The Collective Forces shall be dislocated within the
boundaries determined in the Agreement on cease-fire and separation of forces
of
4. The procedures of cooperation of Collective Force with
the military forces of Georgia and military formations of Abkhazia shall be
decided upon provisions of the Agreement on the Groups of Military Observers
and the Collective Force issued by the CIS of 20 march 1992 and if necessary,
by certain agreement concluded between the Interim Unified Command and the
Sides.
5. Within the term of effect of this Decision, the
Collective Force shall carry out the following tasks:
a) to ensure the protection of
cease-fire regime, establish peace and prevent from resumption of military
operations in the conflict zone through separation of military formations of
the conflicting sides;
b) to establish the necessary conditions for security and
return of displaced persons to their places of residence, as well as observance
of other provisions set up in the Quadripartite Agreement on Voluntary Return
of Refugees and Displaced persons of 4 April 1994, including the operation of
Quadripartite Commission established pursuant to the Agreement mentioned above;
c) to monitor the agreement reached between the sides, in
particular, provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding of 1 December 1993,
Communiquй on the
Second Round of Talks of 13 January 1994 on measures for a political settlement
of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict of 4 April 1994, and other possible agreement
the sides may reach in due course of the comprehensive political settlement of
the confict;
d) to facilitate restoration of
regions damaged in time of conflict, including the humanitarian aid, mine
clearing and renovation of the principal systems of public life;
e) to ensure the protection of
international norms of humanitarian and human rights;
f) to establish close cooperation with the
staff of the UN MIssion to
7. This decision comes into
effect the day it is signed.
Done in one original copy in russian language...
(Collection
of Documents Relating to the Issue of Conflict Settlement in Abkhazia, Georgia
adopted in 1992-1999, Author G. Uridia,