Security situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions assessed as “relatively stable” at Geneva Int’l Discussions

The 60th round of the Geneva International Discussions, the only international platform addressing security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, on Thursday and Friday reviewed the security situation in Georgia’s occupied regions and assessed it as “relatively stable”.

Despite the “continued highly challenging” regional and geopolitical environment, the participants of the Discussions reconfirmed their commitment to the process, the Co-Chairs of the platform said.

There were extensive and substantive exchanges of views on ways to further address core issues on the GID agenda, including non-use of force and international security arrangements”, the statement, published by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe noted.

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The Co-Chairs called on the participants to “think about innovative approaches and engage constructively” to achieve progress and “concrete results” for the benefit of the “conflict-affected population and lasting peace”.

The statement also said the issue of internally displaced persons and refugees could not be discussed “due to a walkout by some participants”.

The next round of the Geneva International Discussions is to be held on June 25-26.