DECISION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF STATES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES on Presence of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces in the Conflict Zone of Abkhazia, Georgia

The Council of the heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States, striving for the regulation of the conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia,

Confirming its previous decisions aimed at achieving this goal,

decided:

1. To add to the Mandate of the Collective Peacekeeping Force, with the consent of Sides, the following provision:

- to carry out the works for demarcation of mine-fields in the territory of Abkhazia, Georgia with the assistance of the UNO and cooperation of the local authorities.

Done at Moscow 16 May 1996

The decision is signed by the Heads of Sates of the CIS.

The decision hasn’t been signed by the Republic of Belarus, Moldova, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

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