Georgian Parliament official, OSCE Special Representative discuss Russian occupation

The situation in Georgia’s Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the country’s Parliament, and Ambassador Viorel Moșanu, the Special Representative of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Chairman-in-Office for the South Caucasus.

The meeting also discussed the agenda and priorities of the OSCE, with the officials reviewing proceedings of Geneva International Discussions and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meetings co-chaired by the OSCE.

Samkharadze highlighted the importance of discussing matters regarding the regions “at a high level” of agenda of international organisations.

The parties also discussed the “current events” in the Black Sea region and the role of Georgia in regulating relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.