Georgian PM discusses conflict and security issues with OSCE Secretary General
Secretary General of OSCE Thomas Greminger praised Georgia’s peaceful efforts to reintegrate its territories. Photo: Prime Minister’s press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has discussed conflict and security issues with Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Thomas Greminger, who has visited Georgia for the first time.
Bakhtadze and Greminger discussed the situation in the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali and emphasised the importance of the presence of foreign monitoring missions on the ground.
Georgia’s peace initiative was evaluated positively at the meeting, which aims to restore truth between the people living on both sides of the occupation line,” the Prime Minister’s press office reported.
Bakhtadze and Greminger touched upon the facts of murder of Georgian citizens in the occupied territories and the resolution adopted by Georgian parliament which imposes sanctions on the individuals who have violated the rights of Georgian citizens in the breakaway regions since 1990ies.
Bakhtadze said that Georgia was ready to hold fair and transparent presidential elections in October and host international observers, from OSCE observing mission among them.
Secretary General for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Thomas Greminger has begun his first visit to Georgia today.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Co-Operation and Security in Europe (OSCE PA) has passed a resolution titled "10 years after the August War”, initiated by Georgian lawmaker Sophio Katsarava with an overwhelming majority "despite Russia’s resistance at all stages,” the parliament of Georgia reports.
Georgian parliamentary delegation is taking part in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) annual session in the Belarusian capital of Minsk.
The OSCE PA approved an important document prepared by Georgia about the conflicts in the country, stating Russia continued to violate international laws and violate the rights of Georgian citizens living in and near the occupied regions.
OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger has visited the occupation line with the Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, near Odzisi village - a temporary settlement for internally displaced persons (IDPs).