The period since the last meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) has been relatively calm, with a minimal number of state border violations. Yegor Kochiev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, told reporters.
According to Kochiev, only three border violations were recorded during the reporting period. He noted no violations of the Republic's airspace.
The issue of removing the illegal Georgian post near the village of Uista, located in South Ossetia, once again has become a key point of discussion at the 128th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM).
Egor Kochiev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, announced this to the journalists.
The main obstacle to the negotiation process within the Geneva Discussions on the humanitarian track remains Georgia's annual highly politicized the UN General Assembly resolution on internally displaced persons and refugees, which ignores geopolitical realities. This was stated in the statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry following the 65th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia.
At the 65th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, South Ossetia urged Georgia to intensify efforts to clarify the fate of the missing persons and recommended that the Georgian party cease sabotaging the work on this issue and take practical steps to resolve it. This was stated in a statement by the South Ossetian delegation following the 65th round of discussions.
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 Ossetia is grateful to Russia for its contribution to ensuring the Republic's security and considers international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia the important format. This was stated by the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev during the meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Several instances of Georgia violating South Ossetian airspace have been recorded since the last meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM). Yegor Kochiev, head of the South Ossetian IPRM delegation, told reporters following the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
According to him, drones periodically fly into the Republic's territory.
"Several instances have been recorded over the past period, but they were non-aggressive," Kochiev has noted.
