DECISION ON THE PRESENCE OF PEACE-KEEPING FORCES IN THE ZONE OF CONFLICT IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA.
COUNCIL OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES,
PROCEEDING FROM ITS DESIRE TO CONTINUE EFFORTS TO SETTLE THE
CONFLICT IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA,
CONFIRMING ITS PREVIOUS DECISIONS AIMED AT ATTAINING THE
ABOVE OBJECTIVE:
DECIDED:
1. TO EXPAND, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF BOTH PARTIES, THE PKF
MANDATE ON SUSTAINING PEACE IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA BY
INCORPORATING THE FOLLOWING PROVISION:
CARRY OUT WORK TO DEFINE AND DEMINE FIELDS IN THE TERRITORY
OF ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA, WITH THE FACILITATION OF THE UN
OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA AND IN COORDINATION WITH LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
2. INSTRUCT THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE
COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE COUNCIL OF THE MINISTERS
OF DEFENSE OF THE COUNTRIES - MEMBERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH,
TO CONTINUE EFFORTS JOINTLY WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
PARTIES TO SPECIFY THE MANDATE OF THE PKF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF HEADS OF STATE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH “ON THE EXTENSION OF THE TERM AND MANDATE OF
COLLECTIVE PEACE-KEEPING FORCES IN THE ZONE OF CONFLICT IN
ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA” OF JANUARY 19, 1996.
3. TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE PKF IN THE ZONE OF CONFLICT IN
ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA UNTIL JULY 19, 1996.
4. PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT, WITH THE FACILITATION OF THE PKF
IN THE ZONE OF CONFLICT IN ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA, SHALL TAKE
ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO SECURE THE SAFETY OF THE PERSONNEL OF
THE UN OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA WHEN CARRYING OUT THEIR
FUNCTIONS.
5. TO CALL UPON PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT TO INTENSIFY THE
NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH THE AIM OF ACHIEVING POLITICAL
SETTLEMENT WITH THE MEDIATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
DONE IN MOSCOW ON MAY 17, 1996 IN ONE AUTHENTIC COPY IN THE
RUSSIAN LANGUAGE. THE AUTHENTIC COPY IS KEPT AT THE
EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES, WHICH WILL FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY TO EACH STATE
SIGNATORY TO THE CURRENT DECISION.