Переговоры в рамках женевских дискуссий

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.

South Ossetian President Anatoly Bibilov instructed his ambassador for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev to raise the issue of the Ossetian people’s genocide in 1920 at the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia

In 2019 took place four rounds of international discussions on stability and security in Transcaucasia. The Geneva talks were launched on October 15, 2008. The discussions are held in accordance with the Medvedev-Sarkozy agreements that were reached after the Georgian aggressor, which committed aggression against the Republic of South Ossetia on August 8, 2008, was forced to peace

The main goal of the discussions was and remains the development of bilateral legally binding agreements on the non-use of Georgian forces against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Representatives of South Ossetia at the Geneva discussions reiterated the justification for the need to work together with representatives of the Georgian authorities on the delimitation of the South Ossetian-Georgian state border, as this could remove a wide range of problems for the population on both sides of the border, the South Ossetian delegation said in a final message to the media on Thursday.

Russia is interested in a stable and safe situation on the borders of Georgia with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko.

Concern was expressed over continued tensions in the Georgian-South Ossetian border region, especially in the vicinity of the village of Tsnelis.

Russia at the next round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia reiterated the need to ensure access for Abkhazia and South Ossetia to international platforms.

A delegation of the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions visited Tskhinval to discuss the agenda for the upcoming fiftieth round. In addition to official events, the co-chairs had the opportunity to visit the Republican Medical Multidisciplinary Center. In the morning they had a protocol meeting with their South Ossetian colleagues, after which the head of state Anatoly Bibilov also received them.

The dialogue lasted several hours. Following the meeting, the co-chairs told reporters about the results.

Ordinary people are of paramount importance

Anatoly Bibilov called the Georgian post in Tsnelis “a thorn that makes the whole body of the Republic hurt”

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov, at a meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, expressed regret that the parties could not find a common solution on the situation at the border.

The co-chairs arrived in the Republic to discuss with the South Ossetian colleagues the agenda of the next round of the Geneva discussions.