Переговоры в рамках женевских дискуссий

The delegation of South Ossetia in Geneva called on the participants in the discussions to pay serious attention to the situation resulting from the setting up of a fortified post by the Georgian side in the area of ​​the South Ossetian village of Tsnelis (Uista).

This is stated in the message of the South Ossetian delegation to the media following the 52nd round of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia

Georgia's aspiration to the EU and NATO is an unjustified step that should not be taken. This was announced on Thursday by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko in an interview with the First Channel of the Georgian Public Broadcaster within the framework of the 52nd round of the Geneva Discussions on Stability and Security in Transcaucasia.

The Geneva discussions, South Ossetia will again raise the issue of non-use of force and will strive for important steps in this direction,” the Presidential Envoy, head of the South Ossetian delegation at the discussions, Murat Dzhioev, told the IA “Res”.

The next 52nd round of discussions will take place on March 25-26, the delegation of South Ossetia left for Geneva on Thursday.

The South Ossetian authorities, within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), demanded that Georgia remove its police post from the territory of the Uista village of the Republic. This was reported to journalists by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Yegor Kochiev.

Georgian police officers are increasing their presence in the border areas, creating several stronger points, one of which is located on the territory of South Ossetia, said the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Yegor Kochiev, after the 98th meeting in the IPRM format ended and the first in 2021.

According to Kochiev, recent meetings are held in an incomplete format, this is due to the difficult epidemiological situation in connection with the spread of coronavirus infection.

A meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) is taking place on the South Ossetian-Georgian border. According to the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev, this is the first meeting in 2021.

“Due to the coronavirus pandemic, last year, only two face-to-face meetings were held, although the hotline is constantly communicating. Representatives of the OSCE and the EU assured us that they would take all necessary measures to ensure security from the coronavirus,” the Plenipotentiary said.

The issue of clarifying the fate of South Ossetian citizens, who are listed to be missing since 2008, is important and relevant, and is raised at every round of the Geneva discussions, - said Presidential Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

The Plenipotentiary said that within the framework of the visit to South Ossetia of the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, the diplomats had met with the relatives of the missing citizens of South Ossetia.

The next meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) will be held on Friday, March 5, said Plenipotentiary Envoy of South Ossetia for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

The Georgian authorities continue to create completely false ideas about South Ossetia among the international community, - said the Presidential Envoy for post-conflict settlement Murat Dzhioev.

The South Ossetian party, according to him, at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions, drew the attention of diplomats to the fact that recently there were several visits of distinguished guests, who were brought to the border with South Ossetia in the Razdakhan region instead of theaters and showed them South Ossetia through binoculars.

At the next round of the Geneva discussions, the South Ossetian party will again raise the issue of the non-use of force and will seek important steps in this direction,” said Presidential Envoy, head of the South Ossetian delegation at the discussions, Murat Dzhioev.

According to him, the signing of a legally binding document on the non-use of force between South Ossetia and Georgia, Abkhazia and Georgia is remaining important, but the non-constructive position of the Georgian delegation hinders progress in this direction.