• Country/entity

  Georgia
  Abkhazia
  

• Region

  Europe and Eurasia
  Europe and Eurasia
  

• Agreement name

  Minutes of the meeting between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides on stabilization of the situation along the line separating the sides

• Date

  24 Sep 1998

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

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

• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process

• Conflict nature

  Government/territory

• Peace process

  Abkhazia peace process

• Parties

  For the Georgian side

  (Signed) V. LORDKIPANIDZE
  (Signed) K . T ARGOMADZE
  For the Abkhaz side

  (Signed) s. BAGAPSH
  (Signed) A. KCHACH
  (Signed) A. TARSA
  (Signed) A. JERGENIYA
  (Signed) v. MIKANBA

• Third parties

  From the United Nations (Signed) L. BOTA From the collective peacekeeping forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Signed) D. GAKHOKIDZE (Signed) D. BABIBASHVILI (Signed) D. TEVZADZE (Signed) S. KOROEKO

• Description

  Confirmed statements on halting armed conflict and overcoming differences by peaceful means, and agreed to bring military strength in security and restricted zones into line with Moscow Agreement, and to complete work defining line separating armed formations in Nabakevi-Khurcha and Otobaya-Ganmukhuri villages. Agreed to establish effective communications between heads of administration in Gali and Zugdidi districts, and between leaders of armed groups in the two villages. Also provided for the establishment of working groups to draw up regulations governing procedure for joint investigation of criminal cases involving acts of terrorism and subversion committed in security zone.

• Agreement document

  GE_980924_Minutes of the Meeting between the Georgian and Abkhaz sides on Stabilization.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

MINUTES OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ SIDES ON STABILIZATION OF THE SITUATION ALONG THE LINE SEPARATING THE SIDES

The sides again confirmed their statements on the halting of the armed conflict and, on the basis of the Agreement on a ceasefire and separation of forces of 14 May 1994, undertake not to use force to resolve any contentious issues.

All differences of opinion shall be overcome exclusively by peaceful means with the cooperation of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Russian Federation.

The sides reached agreement :

1. To bring the strength of the armed groups and the number of armaments in the security and restricted weapons zones into line with the Moscow Agreement of 14 May 1994 .

Monitoring of compliance with this paragraph shall be conducted by military observers of the United Nations and the CIS collective peacekeeping forces jointly with the sides.

2. To complete the work on defining more accurately the line separating the armed formations in the region of Nabakevi-Khurcha and Otobaya-Ganmukhuri villages.

The sides undertake to study and resolve this issue by 1 October 1998.

Until it is resolved, a temporary post of the CIS collective peacekeeping forces shall be established between them, jointly with the sides, and shall ensure compliance with the ceasefire regime.

3. For purposes of prompt solution of problems if conflict situations arise in the security zone, effective communications shall be established between the heads of the administrations in Gali and Zugdidi districts, and also between the leaders of the armed groups of the sides in the region of Nabakevi-Khurcha and Otobaya-Ganmukhuri villages.

4. The law enforcement agencies of the sides shall cooperate in halting terrorist and subversive activity .

5. The public prosecutors' offices of Abkhaz and Georgia shall establish working groups which by 1 October 1998 shall draw up and approve regulations governing the procedure far joint investigation of criminal cases involving acts of terrorism and subversion committed in the security zone.

For the Georgian side

(Signed ) V. LORDKIPANIDZE

( S i g n e d ) K .

T ARGOMADZE

Far the Abkhaz side

(Signed) s. BAGAPSH (Signed) A. KCHACH (Signed) A. TARSA (Signed) A. JERGENIYA (Signed) v. MIKANBA

From the United Nations (Signed) L. BOTA

From the collective peacekeeping forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States

(Signed) D. GAKHOKIDZE (Signed) D. BABIBASHVILI (Signed) D. TEVZADZE

(Signed) S. KOROEKO

24 September 1998

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