The Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia, the 56th round of which was to be held at the end of March, have been put on hold on the initiative of the troika of co-chairs representing the UN, the EU and the OSCE, Konstantin Kochiev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions, told reporters.
The agenda of the IPRM has not changed for a long time, and the main issues of the dialogue remain security and the situation in the area of the village of Uista (former Tsnelis), where a few years ago Georgian policemen set up the illegal post in South Ossetia. This was announced by the head of the delegation Yegor Kochiev at the end of the 106th meeting of the IPRM format.
COVID and IPRM
The Georgian side does not carry out preventive work with the population of Georgia, and therefore the number of Georgian citizens who violate the state border of South Ossetia does not decrease, - said the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev, commenting on the results of the next meeting.
He believes that people should be explained that there is a state border, and that if it is violated, they will be detained and face the justice of the Republic of South Ossetia.
A regular meeting in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms is being held in the village of Ergnet bordering South Ossetia, the press service of the Presidential Plenipotentiary's Office for Post-conflict Settlement told the “Res” news agency.
“At the 106th meeting of the IPRM, it will be will discussed security issues, as well as the situation in the border zone, - violators of the state border and drone flights,” they noted.
The format within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM) will work as usual, despite the current situation in the world, said the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement Egor Kochiev.
According to the head of the South Ossetian delegation, the date of the next round of April 12 was approved at the last IPRM meeting, and there is no information about the changes yet.
The meeting scheduled for the end of March within the framework of the Geneva discussions has been postponed indefinitely, Konstantin Kochiev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation at the talks, State Adviser to the President of South Ossetia, told the IA “Res”.
"The date and format of the negotiations within the framework of the Geneva discussions will be discussed later," Kochiev has specified.
Security issues and the situation in the area of the South Ossetian village of Uista, where a few years ago Georgian policemen had set up an illegal post, became the topic of discussion at the 105th meeting in the format of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms, said the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict settlement Egor Kochiev.
On Friday morning, in the border village of Ergnet, will be held another meeting in the format of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM), the “Res” news agency was informed at the office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for Post-Conflict Settlement.
As noted in the department, the agenda practically remains the same, and during the dialogue security issues, violations of the state border will be discussed, as well as the epidemiological situation in the region and the general situation will be surveyed.
Issues related to the violation of the state border and the situation in the area of the village of Tsnelis (Uista), where several years ago Georgian policemen set up the illegal post, were discussed at the 104th meeting of the IPRM format, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for post-conflict settlement, Egor Kochiev, told reporters.
According to him, despite the difficult epidemiological situation in South Ossetia and Georgia, the meeting took place.
A regular meeting in the format of Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (MPRI) is taking place in the village of Ergnet bordering South Ossetia and Georgia, the office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy for Post-conflict Settlement reported.
This is the first meeting this year. It was clarified, that during the dialogue, security issues, violations of the state border would be discussed, as well as an overview of the epidemiological situation in the region and the general epidemiological situation.
