UNITED NATIONS
Security Council27 December 1996
ENGLISH
ORIGINAL: RUSSIANAnnex I
Agreement between the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, E. S. Rakhmonov, and the leader of the United Tajik-Opposition, S. A. Huri, on the results of the meeting held in Moscow on 23 December 1996
The President of the Republic of Tajikintan, Emomali Sharipovich Rakhmonov, and the leader of the United Tajik Opposition, said Abdullo Nuri, understanding the ruinous nature of the military and political confrontation and aware of the high responsibility for the future of the Tajik people and State, having met in Moscow on 23 December 1996, have agreed as following:
The Inter-Tajik talks and the implementation of the agreements reached during them must be completed within 12 to 18 months from the date of signature of the present Agreement;
Rearing in mind that the signature of the present Agreement marks the beginning of a qualitatively now phase in the attainment of peace and national accord, they have taken the policy decision to establish for the above-mentioned transition period a commission on National Reconciliation. A representative of the Tajik opposition will serve an Chairman of the Commision. The delegations to the talks are instructed to determine in the course of the next round, which are to begin in Tehran on 5 January 1997, the quantitative and personal composition of the Commission and Its specific functions and powers;
There is a need to implement a universal amnesty and reciprocal pardoning of persons who took part in the military and political confrontation from 1992 up to the time of adoption of the Amnesty Act;
To conduct within the shortest possible time a full exchange of prisoners of war and other prisoners. They requested the United Nations Mission of observers in Tajikistan and the International Committee of the Red Cross to extend the necessary assistance for the conduct of this humanitarian activity;
From the date of signature of the prevent Agreement, to proclaim a coasefire and the cessation of other hostile activities for the entire period of the Inter-Tajik talks;
For the purposes of establishing peace in the country, they have given instructions to the delegations to the talks to conclude them by 1 July 1997 through the signature of the documents provided for in the Protocol on the fundamental principles for establishing peace and national accord in Tajikistan of 17 August 1995.
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the leader of the United Tajik Opposition express their gratitude to the representatives of the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the other observer States at the inter- Tajik talks and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. B. Boutros-Ghali and his special Representative, Mr. G. Merrem, for their hospitality and their cooperation in organizing the meeting in Moscow.
(Signed) Emomaii sharipovich RAKHMONOV
President of the Rep,blic of Tajikistan(Signed) G. MERREM
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Tajikistan(Signed) Said Abdullo NURI
Leader of the United Tajik Opposition