In Tskhinval, the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions have once again seen the willingness of all the participants to continue working within the format, the EU Co-Chair Magdalena Grono has stated at the briefing following the latest meeting.
The IPRM is a mechanism within which specific problems and objectives to reduce tension and improve the life of the population will continue to be addressed, the OSCE Co-Chair Christophe Späti announced at the briefing in Tskhinval.
He has noted that five IPRM meetings have already been held in the village of Ergnet this year, and two more are planned .by the end of the year.
Späti has also announced that the next, 65th round of the Geneva Discussions will take place on November 11-12.
The main result of the Geneva Discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia is that hostilities have not resumed for 17 years, the UN Co-Chair Hailu Mamo stated at the briefing in Tskhinval.
"And this is, in part, a credit to the IPRM format. This is not about the mechanism itself, but about the contribution of all the negotiating participants," Mamo has noted.
He emphasized the contribution of three international organizations to the Geneva Discussions: the OSCE, the UN, and the EU.
The International discussions on security and stability in the Caucasus are the important element in ensuring normal life, predictability, calm, and peace in the region.
This was stated by Konstantin Kochiev, a head of the South Ossetian delegation and State Advisor to President, at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions in Tskhinval.
The meeting is being held in preparation for the 65th round of the discussions.
Kochiev also noted the key role of the IPRM in maintaining stability on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia.
South Ossetian diplomats, led by Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev, took part in the event at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Moscow dedicated to the canonization by the Roman Catholic Church of the Venezuelan blessed Dr. José Gregorio Hernández and Mother Carmen Rendiles.
Among those invited were representatives of the Russian government agencies and the Russian Foreign Ministry, the diplomatic corps accredited in Moscow, and the church parishioners, according to the Foreign Ministry's press service.
Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Sergey Nazarov proposed creating a working group to develop investment projects. He made this announcement at the meeting with the investors in South Ossetia.
Nazarov noted that the working group could be formed jointly with representatives of the Kavkaz.RF and that banks could be involved in this work.
А delegation from the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and representatives of the JSC KAVKAZ.RF, led by First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Sergey Nazarov, visited the Impuls-A natural stone processing and mining plant in Tskhinval.
They were accompanied by Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, and other officials.
At the meeting with the investors in South Ossetia, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Sergey Nazarov announced the decisions made by the Russian President in response to the Republic's President's request for concessional lending.
According to him, starting in 2026, concessional lending will cover the implementation of a number of projects.
The progress of work on the international legal formalization of the state border between South Ossetia and the Russian Federation was discussed in Moscow at the eleventh meeting of the Joint Demarcation Commission.
According to the press service of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia, the meeting was held in a spirit of good-neighborliness and mutual understanding.
The date and venue of the next meeting of the Joint Commission will be agreed upon through diplomatic channels.
Prime Minister Konstantin Dzhussoev and Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Sergey Nazarov visited the Alania-Les enterprise in South Ossetia.
Representatives of the JSC KAVKAZ.RF, Minister of Economic Development Sarmat Kotayev, Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Marat Kulakhmetov, and other officials have also participated in the visit.
The Alania-Les CEO Vladimir Bosikov discussed the company's key operations.
He has noted that the team has been formed, operations are well-established, and export options are being discussed.
