Archive - 11/1/2010

Information of the EUMM in Georgia about voluntary leaving of South Ossetian citizen Gennady Pliev for Georgia does not correspond to reality, stated the Deputy Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev. According to him, the version that Gennady Pliev had voluntarily left for Georgia was voiced by Fischer, the Chief of EUMM Staff during the spot visit in South Ossetia.

South Ossetian side will not participate in the meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism established by Geneva discussions. The meeting has been planned upon the initiative of the EUMM. As reported by the Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev. "We still know nothing about the fate of our citizens and for us this issue is vital". "South Ossetian side had repeatedly warned all the parties to the Geneva discussions that before we receive any information in relation to our missing citizens, we suspend our participation in these meetings. Our position is irrevocable", stated Chochiev.

The border-crossing at the South Ossetian state border is to be regulated by the authorities of South Ossetia – stated the Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev, commenting on the information disseminated by the Georgian side on the ban imposed on Georgian passports for crossing the stated border between South Ossetia and Georgia. "Authorities of South Ossetia did not take any decisions banning Georgian passports for crossing the border in Leningor district", said Chochiev. For Georgian authorities' and their supporters' information, in regards to stiffened border-crossing we did not impose any prohibiting measures. Whatever are the wishes of the Georgian authorities, Bakradze and other pseudo-politicians, we are creating all necessary conditions for the residents of Leningor district, which of course, is in contradiction to the plans of the Georgian authorities, who had created unbearable conditions for the residents of this district after August 2008 aggression.