GEORGIA OFFERS NON-PAPER ON NEW UN MISSION

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 TBILISI 000670

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA OFFERS NON-PAPER ON NEW UN MISSION

REF: A. TBILISI 625

B. USUN 326

Classified By: DCM Kent D. Logsdon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) On April 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander
Nalbandov called in the DCM to provide a non-paper with
Georgia's thoughts on a new UN mission in Abkhazia, Georgia
(as promised in ref A; see paragraph 2 for text) and asked
for U.S. support. He indicated he would also pass it to UN
Special Representative Verbeke as well as local
representatives of Germany and those members of the UN
Security Council with missions in Georgia (China, France,
Japan, Turkey, and the UK) -- but pointedly noted that the
U.S. was receiving it first. Contrasting it to UN Special
Representative's latest non-paper (ref B),Nalbandov said
Georgia's contribution covers all three components that
Georgia considers important in a UN mission: security (the
one area Verbeke's paper does cover),humanitarian issues,
and monitoring. He explained that, although this is a
non-paper and not a draft mandate or resolution, Georgia
considers all the elements included in the paper essential to
an effective mission. The DCM thanked Nalbandov for the
paper and said the U.S., which is in the process of
considering its own position, would certainly take Georgia's
thoughts into account. (Comment: Post is encouraged that
Georgia seems to be taking a much more proactive role in the
discussion of a new mandate than it did in the period leading
up to December 2008's UNSCR 1866.)


2. (SBU) The text of the non-paper follows.

(Begin text.)

Some Elements of the Future UN Presence in Abkhazia, Georgia

NEED FOR A NEW EFFECTIVE SECURITY ARRANGEMENT

Due to the lack of secure environment in the Gali region,
where Georgian population represents an absolute majority, it
is necessary to elaborate such security mechanism through the
UNSC Resolution, which will protect the safety and dignity of
the population and will create conditions for the safe and
dignified return of the IDPs and refugees. The very same
regime has to be established in the Kodori Valley, the
territory from which the local population has been forcefully
expelled recently. Future security arrangement has to
provide security for the local population and prevent the
acts of ethnic cleansing, terrorism, human rights violations
and other forms of violence. In order to meet these goals,
Georgia has the following vision on the future UN presence in
Abkhazia, Georgia.

SECURITY REGIME

Demilitarized Security Zone (DSZ):

DSZ shall be established in the following areas:
- On Georgian side of the administrative border:
Zone A. 12 km to the east of the administrative border line.
The total length of the zone should be 60km;
- On the territory occupied by the Russian Federation:
Zone B. Whole Gali Region;
Zone C. Kodori Valley.

DSZ shall include following restrictions:
- No presence of the armed forces and equipment shall be
allowed in these zones;
- No personnel of the local law-enforcement agencies shall be
allowed in the Zones B and C;
- No more than 500 law enforcement personnel should be
allowed in the Zone A;
- Limited number of light wheeled unarmed armored vehicles
intended for the law-enforcement use shall be allowed in the
Zone A.

Confidence Zone:

Confidence Zone shall be established in the following areas:
QConfidence Zone shall be established in the following areas:
- 12 km.s around the security zones A and B, including the
territorial waters in the Black Sea;

Confidence Zone shall include the following restrictions:
- No heavy military equipment, including tanks, armored
personnel carriers, all types of artillery and mortars and
military vehicles can be allowed to the Confidence Zone;

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- No more than 500 law enforcement personnel should be
allowed into the Confidence Zone;
- Light wheeled unarmed armored vehicles intended for the
law-enforcement use shall be allowed in the Confidence Zone.

MONITORING COMPONENT

The area of responsibility of the UN monitors shall be the
whole zone, where security regime (both demilitarized
security zone and confidence zone) is in force;

Mandate of the UN monitors should include the following:
- Monitoring the implementation of the six-point cease-fire
agreement of August 12, 2008;
- Monitoring the compliance with the security regime
introduced by the UNSC Resolution of June 15, 2009;
- Patrolling the whole area of responsibility with an aim of
receiving information about the breaches of the security
regime;
- Etablishing permanent observer checkpoints in the
demilitarized security zone;
- Monitoring the coastal waters and airspace in the UN area
of responsibility;
- Monitoring the violations of human rights and fundamental
freedoms of the population residing in the AoR of the UN
Mission;
- Monitoring the process and conditions of return of the IDPs
and refugees to the area of responsibility of the UN Mission;
- Regular (on a weekly basis) reporting to the UN Secretariat
on the outcomes of the monitoring;
- Regular (on a monthly basis) reporting to the sides.

Other Activities
- Reinforcing the UN/OSCE HRO in Gali;
- Establishing the institution of UN Ombudsman for the
population of Gali and Ochamchire regions and Kodori Valley.

EXECUTIVE POLICE COMPONENT

UNEPF shall conduct its operation in the security zones B and

C.

UNEPF shall have a right to carry sidearms and have the
following tasks:
- Establishment and maintenance of a secure environment,
public safety and public order;
- Protection of persons and their property;
- Assistance with the return of the IDPs and refugees;
- Safe and orderly passage of local residents through
crossing points;
- Support of the international humanitarian efforts;
- Protection of cultural property;
- Support of the international de-mining efforts;
- Establishment of the secure environment for the normal
functioning of the Enguri Hydro Electric Station.

At the next stage, UNEPF shall take part in the establishment
of the joint local police units, comprising Abkhaz and
Georgians with law-enforcing functions.

SOME OTHER ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE FUTURE DISCUSSION ON
UNOMIG'S MANDATE

Name of the Mission should be "United Nations Mission in
Georgia;"

The resolution must have a clear reference to those previous
Security Council Resolutions, which underline the
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of
Georgia within its internationally recognized borders;

The Russian proposal on the establishment of two missions (or
any other option which undermines territorial integrity of
Georgia) is unacceptable;

It is extremely important that the name of the Agenda item,
under which the UNSC Resolutions are discussed remains
unchanged (it is currently called "Situation in Georgia");

It is important that the name of the UNSG report remains also
unchanged (it is currently called "Situation in Abkhazia,
Georgia");

The attendance of the representatives of the proxy regimes
either at the UN Security Council meeting or other informal
Qeither at the UN Security Council meeting or other informal
meetings at the UN premises (for instance through Arria

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formula) is unacceptable.

(End text.)
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