President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov received the members of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva international discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia. During the meeting the head of the state was informed about the outcome of the Geneva June 8, 2012 twentieth round of negotiations.
A head of the delegation Boris Chochiev reported to the president, that on the initiative of the South Ossetian side during the talks was considered the validity of using the terms "occupation" and "occupied territory" that at the instigation of Georgia are trying to put into circulation the State Department, Congress and U.S. Secretary of State, as well as some international organizations with regard to South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
"Neither the independent international experts, nor the Georgian officials could bring legal arguments in support of the myth of the so-called'' occupation''," - he said.
According to Boris Chochiev, was also discussed the issue of a legally binding document on the non-use of force, securing the refusal of the Georgian military actions against South Ossetia and providing security guarantees, but the draft joint statement presented by the Russian delegation , has once again been rejected by the Georgian side.
"In addition, the delegation of South Ossetia once again raised the issue of searching for the citizens of South Ossetia, missing since 1989-1992 and 2008, the issue of working under the Mechanism for Prevention and Reaction to Incidents (MPRI), and the humanitarian issues", - he has emphasized.
For his part, the president said: "We have been monitoring your work in Geneva. It was nice to hear that the agreed issues had been raised principally before your departure. A great deal has been reached, and I think that our delegation, updated to the next round, will continue to show the level that was shown at this time. Fresh power is always more effective. "
