Russian-Chechen Agreement
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Russia
ChechnyaRegion
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
Russian-Chechen AgreementDate
23 Nov 1996Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
Framework/substantive - partialConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Chechnya peace processParties
Signed by Russian Federation Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Aslan Maskhadov, Prime Minister of the Coalition Government of Chechnya.Third parties
-Description
Agreement on the principles of relations between the federal center of the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic, until the election of a new parliament and President of the Chechen Republic, concerning the economic sector and humanitarian issues, and the defense sector.
Agreement document
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.
- ElectionsPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
4. The present agreement will be valid until the election of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic. - 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/accessPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
... 1.3. The unimpeded movement of citizens, officials, and freight is to be guaranteed, for the purpose of which: The activity of the civil airport in the city of Groznyy, as well as railway and road traffic, are to be resumed by 1 December 1996; - a regulation is to be jointly drawn up and approved by 1 December 1996 on procedures for the customs handling of goods travelling in the Chechen Republic and into the Chechen Republic; - 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 reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
1.2. In the sphere of economic mutual relations between the parties in the period up to the conclusion of the above mentioned agreement the legislation of the Chechen Republic and the Russian Federation is to be employed;
Page 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
... 1.4. Social and humanitarian issues will be addressed as a matter of immediacy, for which purpose;
-- Measures will be implemented to restore life-supporting facilities in populated areas of the Chechen Republic, after the payment of pensions and wages has been provided for; - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resourcesPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
... 1.3. ... - an agreement is to be concluded by 1 December 1996 on the issues of the production, processing, and transportation of oil, refined oil products, and gas on the territory of the Chechen Republic. The Chechen side guarantees the safety of pipeline transportation and of petroleum and gas extraction and processing facilities; - 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 GuaranteesPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
3. It will be recognized as necessary to agree actions in the defense sector, in which respect the parties take upon themselves the obligation not to undertake any actions that threaten their security. - Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
No specific mention.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner release
No specific mention.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- VictimsPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
... 1.4. Social and humanitarian issues will be addressed as a matter of immediacy, for which purpose;
- Measures will be implemented to pay compensation to persons who suffered during combat; - Missing persons
No specific mention.
- ReparationsTransitional justice→Reparations→Material reparationsPage 1, On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
... 1.4. Social and humanitarian issues will be addressed as a matter of immediacy, for which purpose;
- Measures will be implemented to pay compensation to persons who suffered during combat; - Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism1. provides for an agmt on special economic mutual relations; 2. separate agmts to be concluded on specific issues arising from the present agmt
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- Sourcehttps://peacemaker.un.org/sites/peacemaker.un.org/files/RU_961123_RussianChechenAgreement.pdf
Text of Russian-Chechen Agreement
23 Nov 1996
On the basis of the necessity of reinforcing the peace process, for the purpose of determining the principles of cooperation until the elections of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic, the parties have agreed the following:
1. In the economic sector
1.1. An agreement is to be concluded on the principles of special economic mutual relations between the parties after the election of a new president and parliament of the Chechen Republic;
1.2. In the sphere of economic mutual relations between the parties in the period up to the conclusion of the above mentioned agreement the legislation of the Chechen Republic and the Russian Federation is to be employed;
1.3. The unimpeded movement of citizens, officials, and freight is to be guaranteed, for the purpose of which:
The activity of the civil airport in the city of Groznyy, as well as railway and road traffic, are to be resumed by 1 December 1996;
- a regulation is to be jointly drawn up and approved by 1 December 1996 on procedures for the customs handling of goods travelling in the Chechen Republic and into the Chechen Republic;
- an agreement is to be concluded by 1 December 1996 on the issues of the production, processing, and transportation of oil, refined oil products, and gas on the territory of the Chechen Republic.
The Chechen side guarantees the safety of pipeline transportation and of petroleum and gas extraction and processing facilities;
1.4. Social and humanitarian issues will be addressed as a matter of immediacy, for which purpose;
-- Measures will be implemented to restore life-supporting facilities in populated areas of the Chechen Republic, after the payment of pensions and wages has been provided for;
-- Measures will be implemented to pay compensation to persons who suffered during combat;
2. It will be established that ministries and departments of the Russian Federation and ministries and departments of the Chechen Republic on the territory of the Chechen Republic will be guided by this agreement. [
sentence as heard] Separate agreements may be concluded on specific issues arising from the present agreement.
3. It will be recognized as necessary to agree actions in the defense sector, in which respect the parties take upon themselves the obligation not to undertake any actions that threaten their security.
4. The present agreement will be valid until the election of a new parliament and president of the Chechen Republic.
Signed by Russian Federation Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin and Aslan Maskhadov, Prime Minister of the Coalition Government of Chechnya.