The events of June 20-21 in Tbilisi complicated the course of the Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia, making them more nervous, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said on Wednesday after another round of discussions.
Russia considers theses about the accelerated admission of Georgia to NATO dangerous, said Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin on Wednesday after another round of Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia.
"A separate topic we, together with our partners from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, highlighted the themes of the growing activity of the US and NATO in the South Caucasus region; numerous, rather large-scale multinational exercises of this military-political bloc," said Karasin.
The Geneva security meetings in the South Caucasus are devoted exclusively to the relations of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Georgia
Representatives of Russia and Georgia can discuss bilateral relations between the countries on the sidelines of the Geneva Security Discussion in the South Caucasus, which will take place on July 2-3, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
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 co-chairs of the International discussions on security in Transcaucasia expect positive developments on the document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia at the next round. This was reported to journalists in Tskhinval by the EU Co-Chair Toivo Klaar following a meeting with the South Ossetian colleagues.
Security issues, missing persons and humanitarian issues are a range of issues that are on the agenda of the Geneva discussions. The co-chairs came to Tskhinval to outline with their colleagues the circle of issues discussed at the upcoming round, which is scheduled for the beginning of July. At the end of the official part of the dialogue, the co-chairs commented on the results of the meeting and answered the questions of the South Ossetian media representatives.
Security and non-use of force
The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions arrived in South Ossetia to discuss with the South Ossetian colleagues the agenda of the upcoming round of the Geneva discussions.
Murat Dzhioev, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement issues, has noted that today they will have to continue the responsible work that the co-chairs are conducting at the platform of Geneva discussions on ensuring peace and security in our region. Murat Dzhioev has expressed hope that the upcoming round will be very positive.
The next round of the Geneva talks is scheduled for July.
State Secretary - Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin discussed on the phone with the UN representative, the Сo-chairman of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia, Ms. Dzhihan Sultanoglu, the preparation of a new round of negotiations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The parties exchanged views on the preparation of a new round of international discussions in Geneva.
At the next round of Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia South Ossetian delegation still intends to achieve concrete progress in drafting a document on the non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The delegation of South Ossetia went to Geneva to participate in the 29 round of discussions, which will be held October 7-8. The main objective of the South Ossetian side, as in previous rounds, is to draft a document on the no-use of force.
As IA «RES» has been informed at the office of the Presidential Envoy to the RSO for post-conflict settlement, the South Ossetian delegation will continue to work on the solution of humanitarian issues, including the release of the citizens of South Ossetia from Georgian prisons and clarifying the fate of the missing persons.
South Ossetian delegation will not discuss refugee issues, as the Georgian side, politicizing this question, has been submitting it to the UN General Assembly for several years. South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not participate in the meetings of the UN General Assembly, so their opinion is not taken into account. Accordingly, the problem is considered only from the point of view of the Georgian side. Therefore South Ossetia refuses to discuss the refugee issue in the framework of the Geneva discussions.
The Geneva discussions are held since 2008 in accordance with the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan and involve representatives of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation, the United States, as well as the UN, OSCE and EU. South Ossetian delegation is headed by Presidential Envoy to the RSO for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.
The South Ossetian delegation went to Geneva to participate in the 24th round of international discussions on security in Transcaucasia. As the news agency "Res" was informed at the office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement, the next round of talks would be held on June 26-27.
