Переговоры в рамках женевских дискуссий

Due to the current restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, the delegation of South Ossetia is ready to work online, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia, head of the South Ossetian delegation, Murat Dzhioev.

As noted by the Plenipotentiary, the South Ossetian side expressed its readiness for constructive work within the framework of the Geneva discussions, "taking into account all the opportunities of this year."

On Wednesday, Moscow hosted a meeting between the Ambassador of South Ossetia to Russia Znaur Gassiev and Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova.

The next round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia , scheduled for October 6-7, was postponed again due to the current restrictions associated with the coronavirus pandemic, said Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia, head of the South Ossetian delegation at the meeting, Murat Dzhioev.

"The other day we received a letter from the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, in which we were informed that not all participants would be able to come to Geneva," the Envoy informed IA "Res".

Issues related to security on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia were discussed on Thursday at the meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).

According to the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Yegor Kochiev, the agenda included incidents that occurred in the border territories between South Ossetia and Georgia since the previous 96 meeting, held on July 30, issues of violation of the airspace of the South Ossetian Republic, the removal of the illegal Georgian post in the village of Uista.

A working meeting of the participants of the South Ossetian delegation at the international Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia with the Co-chairs of the Geneva discussions from the EU, OSCE and UN was held on Wednesday, the South Ossetian Foreign Ministry reported.

At the meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), South Ossetia announced the increased provocative incidents on the border with Georgia, said Yegor Kochiev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM.

The South Ossetian side insists on a meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism after almost a year break, negotiations are tentatively scheduled for July 30, the head of the South Ossetian delegation at the meetings in this format Yegor Kochiev told IA “Res ”.

“A preliminary agreement has been reached. For several weeks, taking into account the recent incidents at the border, there were intensive consultations on the hotline in order to find the possibility of resuming meetings in the IPRM format,”Kochiev said.

On April 22, 2020, a videoconference was held between the participants of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva international discussions on security in Transcaucasia with the Co-Chairs and co-moderators of the discussions - representatives of the UN, OSCE and the European Union. This was reported by the press service of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on issues of post-conflict settlement.

At the Geneva discussions, South Ossetia will rigidly raise the question of Georgia’s responsibility for the Ossetian genocide and seek its recognition from the international community,” said President of the Republic Anatoly Bibilov in his message on Wednesday.

The Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia, scheduled for March 31 - April 1, were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement, head of the South Ossetian delegation Murat Dzhioev told IA "Res "on Monday.

"We have just received a letter from the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions to reschedule the meeting. The participants in the discussions cannot take part in it because of the situation with coronavirus in Europe. The date of the next meeting is still unknown," he said.