The 48th round of Geneva discussions will be held on July 2-3
The South Ossetian delegation went to Geneva to participate in the next round of the Geneva discussions. The main goal of the dialogue remains the development of bilateral legally binding agreements on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Work on these documents began in 2008.
In early June, the co-chairs arrived in South Ossetia and discussed the agenda of the upcoming round with members of the South Ossetian delegation.
“The main attention was paid to the discussion of issues related to ensuring security and stability in the region. It was stressed that the South Ossetian side was determined to continue the work within the Geneva Discussions, an important international platform, on preparing a legally binding document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia, which would have firm international guarantees, despite the actions of the Georgian party and its Western backers on braking works in this direction, ”said the head of the South Ossetian delegation, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the of the Republic, Murat Dzhioev.
The meeting also includes discussions on humanitarian issues, including those related to the search for missing citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia, cultural heritage issues and others.
Delegations from South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Russia, Georgia, and the United States, as well as representatives of the EU, UN and OSCE, take part in the Geneva meetings. The South Ossetian delegation is headed by Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the RSO for post-conflict settlement issues Murat Dzhioev.
The delegation includes: First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Tskhovrebov, State Advisor to the President Konstantin Kochiev, Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights Inal Tasoyev, Deputy Presidential Envoy for Post-Conflict Settlement Yegor Kochiev.
