Georgian FM, new Head of EU Monitoring Mission review situation in Russian-occupied regions
The EUMM's role in monitoring the implementation of the agreement and the mission’s contribution to the prevention of the escalation of the situation in the occupied territories were highlighted by the officials, who stressed the necessity for the EUMM to have access to the regions within its mandate. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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The security, human rights and humanitarian situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions were reviewed at an introductory meeting between Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and the newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia Bettina Patricia Boughani.
The parties stressed the need for the fulfilment of the EU-mediated cease-fire agreement, signed by Russia on 12 August 2008, on peaceful settlement of the Russia-Georgia conflict and establishing security on the ground, the Foreign Ministry said.
The EUMM's role in monitoring the implementation of the agreement and the mission’s contribution to the prevention of the escalation of the situation in the occupied territories were highlighted by the officials, who stressed the necessity for the EUMM to have access to the regions within its mandate.
Darchiashvili and Boughani expressed their readiness to continue close cooperation.
The newly appointed Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia Bettina Patricia Boughani on Saturday arrived in Tbilisi to assume her duties, the EUMM in Georgia said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday said the European Union Monitoring Mission - which observes developments adjacent to the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) - was a “symbol of the close cooperation” and “strong support” from “our European friends”.
Dimitrios Karabalis, the head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, on Tuesday responded to the 15th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war by saying “consequences of armed conflicts are long-lasting, and the road to reconciliation and recovery can be challenging”.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, the head of the Georgian mission to the European Union, on Wednesday said the European Commission’s granting of “European perspective” to Georgia was “one of the most significant” achievements of the country’s foreign policy.