In Tskhinval, the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions have once again seen the willingness of all the participants to continue working within the format, the EU Co-Chair Magdalena Grono has stated at the briefing following the latest meeting.
The IPRM is a mechanism within which specific problems and objectives to reduce tension and improve the life of the population will continue to be addressed, the OSCE Co-Chair Christophe Späti announced at the briefing in Tskhinval.
He has noted that five IPRM meetings have already been held in the village of Ergnet this year, and two more are planned .by the end of the year.
Späti has also announced that the next, 65th round of the Geneva Discussions will take place on November 11-12.
The main result of the Geneva Discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia is that hostilities have not resumed for 17 years, the UN Co-Chair Hailu Mamo stated at the briefing in Tskhinval.
"And this is, in part, a credit to the IPRM format. This is not about the mechanism itself, but about the contribution of all the negotiating participants," Mamo has noted.
He emphasized the contribution of three international organizations to the Geneva Discussions: the OSCE, the UN, and the EU.
The International discussions on security and stability in the Caucasus are the important element in ensuring normal life, predictability, calm, and peace in the region.
This was stated by Konstantin Kochiev, a head of the South Ossetian delegation and State Advisor to President, at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions in Tskhinval.
The meeting is being held in preparation for the 65th round of the discussions.
Kochiev also noted the key role of the IPRM in maintaining stability on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia.
South Ossetia is grateful to Russia for its contribution to ensuring the Republic's security and considers international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia the important format. This was stated by the South Ossetian Foreign Minister Akhsar Dzhioev during the meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.
Several instances of Georgia violating South Ossetian airspace have been recorded since the last meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM). Yegor Kochiev, head of the South Ossetian IPRM delegation, told reporters following the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
According to him, drones periodically fly into the Republic's territory.
"Several instances have been recorded over the past period, but they were non-aggressive," Kochiev has noted.
South Ossetia expects the Georgian police post located near the village of Uista to be dismantled soon. This was stated by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, Yegor Kochiev, following a meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).
According to Kochiev, the issue of the illegal presence of the Georgian post is regularly raised by the South Ossetian party at the IPRM meetings.
He has noted that, despite the complexity of the issue, the work is underway.
A regular meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) is taking place in Ergnet, on the border between South Ossetia and Georgia.
The main topic of discussion, as before, will be the illegal Georgian police post, located in South Ossetia since the end of August 2019.
The meeting participants will also discuss security issues in the region and analyze border violation statistics recorded since the previous IPRM meeting.
The meeting is being held without the participation of media representatives.
The situation on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia remains stable, calm and predictable, Egor Kochiyev, the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the IPRM format, told journalists after the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
"Since the previous meeting, a minimal number of violations of the state border, violations of the Republic's airspace by unmanned aerial vehicles have been recorded," he said.
According to him, over the past period, there have been no violations by the Georgian police or representatives of the European Union observer mission.
Two cases of violation of South Ossetia's airspace by Georgia have been recorded since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRM), the head of the South Ossetian delegation in the IPRM format, Yegor Kochiev, told journalists after the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
"On the same day, drones were sent towards Tskhinval twice," Yegor Kochiev said. "However, as far as I know, the signals were suppressed, and these devices turned around and flew back."
