Annex to the Decision  OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CIS HEADS OF STATES on approval of

the Mandate on Peace-keeping Operation in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict Zone of 21 0ctober 1994

MANDATE On peacekeeping operation in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict Zone

In compliance with the Decision taken by the Council of the heads of States of the CIS on use of collective forces for peacekeeping operation in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict Zone signed in June-August 1994, and the Decision taken by the Heads of States of the CIS on approval of the Mandate on peacekeeping operation in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict zone of 21 October 1994

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6. The Commander of the Collective peacekeeping forces in the Georgina-Abkhaz conflict zone (hereinafter the Commander) is subordinate to the Council of the heads of States of the CIS on the issues that need operative decision;  he has the consultations with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Defence of the CIS participating states; personally leads the peacekeeping operations and acts in a capacity of direct commander for all staff of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces.

9. The function of the Commander of the Collective peacekeeping forces consists as follows:

to secure the realization of decisions taken by the Council of the heads of States of the CIS on peacekeeping operations in the conflict zone;

to report the Heads of States and the Ministers of Defence on implementation of agreements on cease-fire and separation of forces by the conflicting Sides;

to manage the Collective peacekeeping forces in preparation for and realization of peacekeeping operations in the conflict zone;

to organize and maintain interaction with the leadership of hosting country, conflicting sides, Ministries of Defence of the member-states set out in the Mandate, the headquarter on coordination of military cooperation of the CIS member-states, representatives of the UN, OSCE and other international organizations in the conflict zone;

to hold the negotiations with the conflicting sides;

to assure the protection of communication means and official meetings between the conflicting sides;

to manage appropriation of financial and material-technical means assigned for securing the operation of the PKF of the CIS.

21 October.1994

(Collection of Documents Relating to the Issue of Conflict Settlement in Abkhazia, Georgia adopted in 1992-1999, Author G. Uridia, Tbilisi, 1999, p. 44-46/in Russian)