PM reviews situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied territories with representatives of EU, UN, OSCE
The officials also stressed the importance of achieving “effective, tangible” results in the related format of international negotiations in Geneva. Photo: Government Administration
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The situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia was discussed on Tuesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions, UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar and Siegfried Woeber, the senior political officer from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center.
The meeting noted the importance of resolving the conflicts peacefully, the Government Administration said.
The officials also stressed the importance of achieving “effective, tangible” results in the related format of international negotiations in Geneva.
They also highlighted the need to resume meetings of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, a platform facilitating talks between the Georgian Government and de facto authorities of the occupied Abkhazia region in the north-west.
Garibashvili thanked Klaar for his “personal efforts” in the process of peaceful resolution of the conflicts on the territory of Georgia, and “once again” confirmed the commitment of his Government to the policy of their peaceful resolution.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday pledged to proceed with his efforts to mediate for peace in the South Caucasus region in a meeting with Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
The “difficult” situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia amid the war in Ukraine and the security situation in the Black Sea region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between David Zalkaliani, the Georgian Ambassador to the United States and Louis Bono, the Senior Advisor for Caucasus Negotiations of the US Department of State.
General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of the United States European Command, on Thursday highlighted “fantastic progress” made by the Georgian defence forces over the years.
Philip Reeker, the senior adviser of the United States department of state for Caucasus negotiations, on Thursday said Georgia's role was “critically important” for regional peace, stability and interconnectivity.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have illegally arrested a Georgian citizen in the occupied territory adjacent to the village of Dvani in the central Kareli Municipality, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Tuesday.
Russian-controlled occupation forces on Thursday illegally arrested a Georgian citizen in the territory adjacent to the village of Mejvriskhevi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, near the occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
A Georgian citizen, illegally detained on Thursday by de facto authorities of Georgia's Russian-occupied Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region, has been released, the State Security Service of Georgia said on Saturday.
Russian-controlled occupation forces have illegally arrested a Georgian citizen in the occupied territory adjacent to the village of Disevi in central Georgia’s Gori municipality, the State Security Service confirmed on Wednesday.
Developments over the past two months along the administrative line separating the Russian-occupied regions of Georgia from the rest of the country were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism in Ergneti.
Russian-controlled occupation forces on Friday illegally arrested a Georgian citizen near the occupied territory adjacent to central Georgia’s village of Odzisi, the State Security Service of Georgia confirmed.
The Georgian foreign office on Thursday said it was “concerned” by Moscow’s plans to deploy a permanent naval military base in the Russian-occupied north-western Abkhazia region’s city of Ochamchire.