The main tasks of the Geneva process, in addition to ensuring security and peace, are to deal with the consequences of the conflict, the EU Co-Chair Magdalena Grono said during the press approach in Tskhinval.
On Tuesday, the Co-Chairs, representing three international organizations, arrived in the capital of South Ossetia for a regular meeting before the 63rd round, which will be held in Geneva in March.
The signing of agreements on non-resumption of hostilities is the main issue that South Ossetia has been raising at the Geneva Discussions for a long time. This was stated by the head of the South Ossetian delegation Konstantin Kochiev at the meeting with the co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions in Tskhinval.
A meeting of the OSCE, UN and EU co-chairs of the Geneva Discussions with the South Ossetian delegation is taking place in Tskhinval on Tuesday. The parties are discussing preparations for the 63rd meeting.
The next meeting on the border of South Ossetia with Georgia within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) format will be held in 2025. This was announced by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Egor Kochiev.
According to him, the meeting will take place on February 14, 2025.
“The date of the next meeting is a bit distant; it will take place next year. There are objective reasons for this,” Kochiev has noted.
The issue of removing the illegal Georgian police post from the territory of the village of Uista in South Ossetia was raised again within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) format at the meeting in the village of Ergnet.
This was reported by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM, Yegor Kochiev.
The cases of violation of the state border of South Ossetia with Georgia related to smuggling have become more frequent since the previous meeting within the framework of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms. This was reported by Deputy Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Ossetia for Post-Conflict Settlement, the head of the South Ossetian delegation to the IPRM Yegor Kochiev.
Within the framework of the Geneva discussions, the work is carried out not only on the topic of security, but also on the entire aspect of humanitarian problems. This was reported to the media by State Advisor to the President Konstantin Kochiev.
As an example, he has cited the problem of natives of the Kazbegi region (Tyrsygom), who for many years have not been able to access their homes and lands due to a ban by the Georgian authorities.
At all meetings in the format of the Geneva discussions, South Ossetia raises the issue of missing people, but the Georgian party sabotages the solution to the problem. This was reported by State Advisor to President of the Republic of South Ossetia Konstantin Kochiev, summing up the results of the 62nd round of the International Discussions on Security in Transcaucasia.
He has emphasized that this is a very important issue for the Republic.
The delimitation of the border between South Ossetia and Georgia, as well as between Abkhazia and Georgia, is one of the important tasks, Konstantin Kochiev, State Adviser to President of South Ossetia, said at the briefing following the 62nd round of the Geneva Discussions.
“Where there are no clearly defined borders, there is a breeding ground for incidents.
People may not know where the border line is and cross it without suspecting that they are committing an offense," Kochiev said.
The transfer of the platform of the International Discussions on Security in the Transcaucasia has become one of the points of discussion at the 62nd round of negotiations, State Advisor to President of South Ossetia Konstantin Kochiev said at the briefing in Tskhinval.
According to him, one of the reasons for the transfer is Switzerland's departure from the status of a neutral country.
The development of a document on the non-use of force against South Ossetia and
Abkhazia is at the forefront, but Georgia is not ready for this now. This was stated by State Advisor to President of South Ossetia Konstantin Kochiev during the press conference in Tskhinval, commenting on the results of the 62nd round of the Geneva discussions.
