• Country/entity

  Georgia
  Abkhazia
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Protocol of the Gali Meeting on Security Matters

• Date

  19 Jan 2004

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Georgian Separatist Conflicts (1989 - ) )

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Abkhazia peace process

• Parties

  For the Abkhaz party, Mr. Sergey Shamba
  For the Georgian party, Mr. Malkaz Kakabadze

• Third parties

  For UNOMIG, Colonel Bretislav Mizera For the CIS-PKF, Lieutenant General Alexander Evteev

• Description

  Agreement acknowledges the high-level security meeting in Gali on 19 January 2004, wherein the implementation of the Gali Protocol of 8 October 2003 was reviewed. Parties agree to 1) implement the Gali Protocol, 2) instruct law enforcement to continue cooperation, and 3) ensure meaningful participation at the Quadripartite meetings and the JFFG in Gali and fully cooperate with UNMIG and CIS-PKF as well as 4) continue discussing matters raised in this meeting.

• Agreement document

  GE_040119_ProtocolGaliMeetingOnSecurityMatters.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Protocol of the Gali Meeting on Security Matters

19 January 2004

On 19 January 2004, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Heidi Tagliavini, convened in UNOMIG Gali Sector Headquarters a high-level meeting on security matters in Gali, in accordance with the Gali Protocol on Measures to Defuse Tension and Improve Security Mechanisms in the Zone of Conflict of 8 October 2003.

Mr. Malkaz Kakabadze headed the Georgian delegation, and Mr. Sergey Shamba headed the Abkhaz delegation.

The CIS-PKF was represented by Lieutenant General Alexander Evteev.

UNOMIG Military Observers were represented by the Deputy Chief Military Observer, Colonel Bretislav Mizera.

The meeting was chaired by Ms. Heidi Tagliavini.

The main item on the agenda was the review of the implementation of the Gali Protocol of 8 October 2003.

Discussions focused on measures taken to defuse tension in the zone of conflict;

ways for improvement of the efficiency of existing security mechanisms;

and on topical issues in light of the current situation.

In this context, the sides discussed the possibility of a resumption of the work of Working Group I of the Coordinating Council.

Having positively assessed the results of the ad hoc high-level meeting of 8 October, the sides agreed to:

Take every measure to ensure the strict observance of the Moscow Ceasefire Agreement of 1994 and refrain from any action, which may destabilize the situation in the zone of conflict and have a negative impact on the peace process;

1.2. Continue work aimed at the implementation of the Gali Protocol of 8 October 2003 in its entirety.

1.3. Instruct law enforcement agencies to continue their cooperation and to regularly exchange information, based on concrete evidence;

1.3. Ensure their meaningful participation in and representation at the Quadripartite meetings and the Joint Fact Finding Group and its Working Group in Gali and fully cooperate with UNOMIG and CIS-PKF in the clarification of incident details and, likewise, of security matters;

1.5. Discuss proposals made at this meeting, and the implementation of the above measures at the next quadripartite meeting.

For the Abkhaz party For the Georgian party For UNOMIG

For the CIS-PKF