Protocol of the Gali Meeting between the Georgian and Abkhaz Sides
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Georgia
Russia
AbkhaziaRegion
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Protocol of the Gali Meeting between the Georgian and Abkhaz SidesDate
14 Aug 2001Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Abkhazia peace processParties
On behalf of the Georgian Side Mr. Malkhaz Kakabadze;
On behalf of the Abkhaz Side General-Major Raul KhajinbaThird parties
On behalf of the UN Mr. Dieter Boden ; On behalf of the CIS Peacekeeping Forces General -Major Nikolai Sidorichev; With participation of the Chief Military Observer of the UNOMIG General A.A.BajwaDescription
Document outlines that the peacekeeping missions shall verify the composition of military formations in the security zone; that CIS peacekeepers will more actively pursue its mandate against manifestations of violence; that Abkhaz and Georgian sides will mobilize agaisnt illegal paramilitary groups and will exchange information to that end. Finally, law enforcement bodies shall identify the whereabouts of detained persons and try and protect them.
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national group
No specific mention.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social class
No specific mention.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- Constitution
No specific mention.
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communication
No specific mention.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstruction
No specific mention.
- National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- PolicePage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 3. The Parties shall activate their fight with illegal paramilitary groups and individuals acting in the security zone. To this end, the law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall exchange information available to them.
Page 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 4. The law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall take steps aimed at identification of whereabouts of detained persons and protect them with an aimed of further transfer them to respective Side...
Page 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 4. ... Within ten days, representatives of law-enforcement bodies of the Parties shall hold a meeting with a view of exchange of information on the measures taken. - Armed forcesPage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
1. Pursuant to the Protocol of 11 June 2000, the CIS Peacekeeping Forces and the UNOMIG shall carry out, within a week, verification of the numerical composition of military formations of the Parties located in the security zone. - DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
1. Pursuant to the Protocol of 11 June 2000, the CIS Peacekeeping Forces and the UNOMIG shall carry out, within a week, verification of the numerical composition of military formations of the Parties located in the security zone.
Page 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 3. The Parties shall activate their fight with illegal paramilitary groups and individuals acting in the security zone. To this end, the law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall exchange information available to them. - Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- TerrorismPage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 2. Due to the existing situation, the Parties call upon the CIS Peacekeeping Forces to more actively implement its own Mandate in terms of taking active measures against any manifestation of violence, terror and subversion.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 4. The law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall take steps aimed at identification of whereabouts of detained persons and protect them with an aimed of further transfer them to respective Side... - Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatoryOn behalf of the UN Mr. Dieter Boden
- Other international signatoryOn behalf of the CIS Peacekeeping Forces General -Major Nikolai Sidorichev
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similarPage 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
1. Pursuant to the Protocol of 11 June 2000, the CIS Peacekeeping Forces and the UNOMIG shall carry out, within a week, verification of the numerical composition of military formations of the Parties located in the security zone.
Page 1, At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
... 2. Due to the existing situation, the Parties call upon the CIS Peacekeeping Forces to more actively implement its own Mandate in terms of taking active measures against any manifestation of violence, terror and subversion.
On behalf of the CIS Peacekeeping Forces General -Major Nikolai Sidorichev - Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Source(Archive of the Staff of the State Minister of Georgia for Conflict Resolution Issues/in Russian)
Source: http://www.rrc.ge/law/protgali_2001_08_14_e.htm
PROTOCOL OF THE GALI MEETING BETWEEN THE GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ SIDE
On 14 August 2001, a meeting between the representatives of the Georgian and Abkhaz Sides took place in the Gali region.
The meeting proceeded under the chairmanship of Mr. Dieter Boden—Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Georgia, with participation of the Chief Military Observer of the UNOMIG General A.A.Bajwa and the Commander of the Peacekeeping forces of CIS -General N.Sidorichev.
At the end of the meeting, the Parties agreed on the following:
1. Pursuant to the Protocol of 11 June 2000, the CIS Peacekeeping Forces and the UNOMIG shall carry out, within a week, verification of the numerical composition of military formations of the Parties located in the security zone.
2. Due to the existing situation, the Parties call upon the CIS Peacekeeping Forces to more actively implement its own Mandate in terms of taking active measures against any manifestation of violence, terror and subversion.
3. The Parties shall activate their fight with illegal paramilitary groups and individuals acting in the security zone.
To this end, the law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall exchange information available to them.
4. The law enforcement bodies of the Parties shall take steps aimed at identification of whereabouts of detained persons and protect them with an aimed of further transfer them to respective Side...
Within ten days, representatives of law-enforcement bodies of the Parties shall hold a meeting with a view of exchange of information on the measures taken.
On behalf of the Georgian Side Mr. Malkhaz Kakabadze On behalf of the Abkhaz Side General-Major Raul Khajinba On behalf of the UN Mr. Dieter Boden On behalf of the CIS Peacekeeping Forces General -Major Nikolai Sidorichev 14 August 2001