Переговоры в рамках женевских дискуссий

Since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM), the situation on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia has remained quite calm, the head of the South Ossetian delegation Yegor Kochiev told journalists following the meeting in the IPRM format.

The first meeting of the parties this year took place in the village of Ergnet - on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia.

The first meeting of the year in the IPRM format is taking place on the border of South Ossetia and Georgia.

The main issue that the South Ossetian party has been raising for several years is the removal of the illegal Georgian police post set up on the territory of South Ossetia at the end of August 2019.

The meeting will consider incidents and possible provocations that have occurred since the previous meeting.

The Geneva International Discussions, both by definition and in accordance with the fundamental documents, should be held in Geneva, the UN Co-Chair of the Geneva International Discussions Cihan Sultanoglu said.

A meeting of the OSCE, UN and EU co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions with the South Ossetian delegation was held in Tskhinval on Tuesday. The parties discussed preparations for the 63rd meeting.

The issue of searching for missing persons is one of the most important, the OSCE Co-Chair Christoph Späth said during the press conference.

On Tuesday, the Co-Chairs representing three international organizations arrived in the capital of South Ossetia for a regular meeting ahead of the 63rd round, which will be held in Geneva in March.

"I can assure you that this issue will be the focus of our work," Späth has stressed.

The main tasks of the Geneva process, in addition to ensuring security and peace, are to deal with the consequences of the conflict, the EU Co-Chair Magdalena Grono said during the press approach in Tskhinval.

On Tuesday, the Co-Chairs, representing three international organizations, arrived in the capital of South Ossetia for a regular meeting before the 63rd round, which will be held in Geneva in March.

The signing of agreements on non-resumption of hostilities is the main issue that South Ossetia has been raising at the Geneva Discussions for a long time. This was stated by the head of the South Ossetian delegation Konstantin Kochiev at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions in Tskhinval.

A meeting of the OSCE, UN and EU co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions with the South Ossetian delegation is taking place in Tskhinval on Tuesday. The parties are discussing preparations for the 63rd meeting.

The next meeting on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) format will be held in 2025. This was announced by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev.

According to him, the meeting will take place on February 14, 2025.

“The date of the next meeting is a bit distant; it will take place next year. There are objective reasons for this,” Kochiev has noted.

The issue of removing the illegal Georgian police post from the territory of the village of Uista in South Ossetia was raised again within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) format at the meeting in the village of Ergnet.

This was reported by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, Yegor Kochiev.

The cases of violation of the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia related to smuggling have become more frequent since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms. This was reported by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Yegor Kochiev.

Within the framework of the Geneva discussions, the work is carried out not only on the topic of security, but also on the entire aspect of humanitarian problems. This was reported to the media by State Advisor to the President Konstantin Kochiev.

As an example, he has cited the problem of natives of the Kazbegi region (Tyrsygom), who for many years have not been able to access their homes and lands due to a ban by the Georgian authorities.