Переговоры в рамках женевских дискуссий

South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov has received the co-chairmen of the Geneva discussions on security in Transcaucasia, who arrived in the Republic on an official visit.

The validity of the term "occupied territories" with regard to South Ossetia will be discussed at the Geneva talks on June7-8. This has been announced today at a briefing in Tskhinval by the head of the South Ossetian delegation at the Geneva discussions, the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Boris Chochiev.

The official delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia at the Geneva international discussions took part in the plenary session of the 19th round. As reported to IA "Res" over the telephone from Geneva, by the Head of delegation, the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Boris Chochiev, the "contentious debates on the future development of the draft agreement on the nonuse of force by Georgia against the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia was held in the course of the meeting." "The Russian side has proposed a draft statement of the Geneva discussions on Transcaucasia on the nonuse of force, - said Boris Chochiev. - However, the Georgian side once again did not agree with this project.

Today in the Swiss Confederation the official delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia has held consultations with the Co-Chairs of the Geneva talks about the 19th round of discussions, planned for tomorrow. This has been said IA "Res" over the telephone from Geneva by the head of delegation, the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Boris Chochiev.

An official delegation of the Republic of South Ossetia arrived in the Swiss Confederation to participate in the Geneva international discussions. This has been reported to IA "Res" over the phone from Geneva by the head of the South Ossetian delegation, the Plenipotentiary of the President of South Ossetia on post-conflict settlement Boris Chochiev.
According to Chochiev, discussion of the confidence-building measures, the draft agreement on the nonuse of force by Georgia against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, clarification of the fate of the missing persons and humanitarian questions will be continued at the meeting in Geneva.

The South Ossetian Delegation left for Geneva to participate in the 11th round of discussions on security in the Caucasus. The Delegation is headed by the Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement to the President of RSO Boris Chochiev. As the Office of the Plenipotentiary informed the Info-Agency RES, the delegation includes the RSO Foreign Minister Murat Djioev, State Advisor Konstantin Kochiev, Plenipotentiary for Human Rights David Sanakoev and Deputy Plenipotentiary for Post-Conflict Settlement Merab Chigoev.

South Ossetian Delegation has left for Geneva to participate in the 8th Round of the Geneva Discussions on Security and stability in the Caucasus, reported the Head of South Ossetian delegation to the Geneva discussions Boris Chochiev.
According to him, “the eighth round of the consultations on security and stability in South Caucasus (Geneva discussions), which will take place on 11 November in Geneva, will focus on the elaboration of a draft agreement on non-use of force, and work on basic elements of non-use of force papers as well as international security arrangements.”

South Ossetian delegation left for Geneva to participate in the 7th round of consultations on secuirty in the Caucasus, reported the Head of South Ossetian Delegation, Special Representative for Post-Conflict Settlement, Boris Chochiev. According to him, "the seventh round of consultations on stability in South Caucasus (Geneva discussions), which will take place on 17 September, will focus on security and humanitarian issues".
"We have prepared a number of important issues, which the security of our state from Saakashvili's regime is bound to. There is also a range of humanitarian issues, including the problem of refugees and displaced persons", said Chochiev.

The South Ossetian delegation left for Geneva to participate in the 6th round of Geneva discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus planned for 1 July, the Special Representative for Post Conflict Settlement Boris Chochiev told IA RES.
According to Chochiev, "the 6th round of Geneva discussions on security and stability in the SOuth Caucasus will fully focus on security issues. We are taking with us a draft Memorandum on non-use if force and we expect that the EU and other international organizations will engage in the discussion on this problem".
"The security issue is crucial for us. We need guarantees that Georgia will not perfidiously attack our country again. I would like to remind that so far the legally bounding document guaranteeing non-use of force by Georgia against South Ossetia foreseen by the Medvedev-Sarkozy agreements has not been signed, and today it is necessary to take into account the threats caused by remilitarization of Georgia and the revanchist plans of its authorities", underscored Chochiev.