President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov confirmed the interest of the Republic to the Geneva discussions, - said at a briefing in Tskhinval the EU co-chairman Herbert Salber, commenting on the results of the meeting of the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia with the head of state.
"Our meeting was very interesting," said Salber. - The President confirmed the interest of South Ossetia to the discussions in Geneva. He spoke about his position on the development of the relations of the parties in the South Caucasus, and it will really help us in understanding the Geneva process and the interests of South Ossetia.
The OSCE Co-Chair Gunter Behler has added that in the course of the meeting were discussed issues of missing citizens of South Ossetia
"In March our expert presented a report on the work done, and today we discussed it," said Behler. - At the upcoming round in Geneva we will evaluate the work done. This year, together with the Red Cross, we will continue to work on the search for missing persons, and with the help of our colleagues we hope to get results. "
The UN co-chair Antti Turunen, for his part, has noted that following the meeting with Anatoly Bibilov, it was noted the necessity of bring to the international community the information on the problems in the region. This is an important issue, and as a representative of an international organization, I am ready to encourage my colleagues to visit the region and get acquainted with the situation. "
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia, the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the format of the Geneva discussions Murat Dzhioev as emphasized the importance of the meeting of the co-chairs with the head of state.
"Today we had a very important meeting of the co-chairs with the President, in the course of which he clearly outlined the priorities of South Ossetia at the Geneva discussions," Dzhioev said.
