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.
South Ossetia expects the Georgian police post located near the village of Uista to be dismantled soon. This was stated by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Yegor Kochiev, following a meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).
According to Kochiev, the issue of the illegal presence of the Georgian post is regularly raised by the South Ossetian party at the IPRM meetings.
He has noted that, despite the complexity of the issue, the work is underway.
A regular meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) is taking place in Ergnet, on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia.
The main topic of discussion, as before, will be the illegal Georgian police post, located in South Ossetia since the end of August 2019.
The meeting participants will also discuss security issues in the region and analyze border violation statistics recorded since the previous IPRM meeting.
The meeting is being held without the participation of media representatives.
The situation on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia remains stable, calm and predictable, Egor Kochiyev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the IPRM format, told journalists after the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
"Since the previous meeting, a minimal number of violations of the state border, violations of the Republic's airspace by unmanned aerial vehicles have been recorded," he said.
According to him, over the past period, there have been no violations by the Georgian police or representatives of the European Union observer mission.
Two cases of violation of South Ossetia's airspace by Georgia have been recorded since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM), the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the IPRM format, Yegor Kochiev, told journalists after the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
"On the same day, drones were sent towards Tskhinval twice," Yegor Kochiev said. "However, as far as I know, the signals were suppressed, and these devices turned around and flew back."
Two cases of violation of South Ossetia's airspace by Georgia have been recorded since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM), the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the IPRM format, Yegor Kochiev, told journalists after the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
"On the same day, drones were sent towards Tskhinval twice," Yegor Kochiev said. "However, as far as I know, the signals were suppressed, and these devices turned around and flew back."
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.
