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The International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia remain the only international platform for South Ossetia and Abkhazia where they can voice their position to the world community.

This was noted by the head of the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry, Akhsar Dzhioev, at the press conference in Tskhinval, emphasizing the importance of the format.

The 64th round of these talks ended in the late June, and according to the Minister, the main issues discussed throughout all rounds since 2008 are security in the region and humanitarian problems.

The preliminary meetings of the Geneva Discussions Co-Chairs are important. The presence of all participants at the talks demonstrates their commitment to the process, the OSCE Co-Chair Christophe Späth said during the press conference.

"During the preliminary meetings, it is important to find out the priority topics for the participants in the discussions. We are all grateful that we had a very detailed discussion today," he has noted.

Christophe Späth has stressed that the positions of the parties differ greatly.

Following the 63rd round of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, encouraging signals emerged regarding the possibility of developing and signing the agreement on the non-use of force. This was stated in Tskhinval on Tuesday by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, State Advisor to President Konstantin Kochiev, at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions.

He also pointed to positive changes in the perception of the events of 2008 in Georgia.

There are positive changes in the issue of border violations by the EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) observers, Egor Kochiev, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement and yjr head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM said, following the 124th meeting within the framework of the IPRM.

The issue of removing the illegal Georgian police post from the territory of the South Ossetian village of Uista was again discussed at the 124th meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM). Deputy Plenipotentiary Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Resolution, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev has emphasized that the South Ossetian party has been raising this issue constantly and expressed hope for a speedy resolution of the problem.

The return of the Okon triptych and ensuring access of the Ossetians to their ancestral lands under Georgian control, are discussed at the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, said Konstantin Kochiev, State Advisor to the President of South Ossetia.

The next, 64th, round of the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia is tentatively scheduled for June 24-25, - said State Advisor to President of South Ossetia Konstantin Kochiev.

"The date is still preliminary, it may change. We are waiting for official confirmation and the invitation to participate in the next round in Geneva," Kochiev said.

The issue of missing citizens is regularly raised at the Geneva International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, Konstantin Kochiev, State Advisor to President of South Ossetia and the head of the Republic's delegation represented in this format, said at then press conference in Tskhinval.

According to him, the initiative to discuss the topic of the missing persons in Geneva came from the South Ossetian delegation, since this issue is extremely painful for the Republic.

The issue of violations of the South Ossetian border by the Georgian side is constantly raised within the framework of the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia, Konstantin Kochiev, State Advisor to President of the Republic of South Ossetia, said at the press conference dedicated to the results of the past round in Geneva.

“Designating the border line on the ground is beneficial to the population on both sides, as it can prevent accidental crossings and the consequences associated with them.

Tskhinval resumed work the on a political document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Konstantin Kochiev, State Advisor to President of the Republic of South Ossetia, said at the press conference in Tskhinval.

"We are once again attempting to return to this project, to finalize and supplement it. Our goal is to make a full-fledged political document that would indicate Georgia's refusal to use force as the argument in disputes with South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kochiev said.