UN-Sponsored Georgian-Abkhaz Talks Start in Geneva

Georgian and Abkhaz sides will meet in Geneva at UN-sponsored talks on April 21-23 to discuss security issues.

Goga Khaindrava,State Minister in charge of conflict resolution and Abkhaz de facto Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba will participate in talks. Negotiations will be attended by the representatives of the UN Secretary General’s Group of Friends on Georgia – Germany, France, Great Britain, Russia and the United States, as well as by UN Secretary General’s special representative in Georgia Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini.
 
Issue of safe return of Georgian internally displaced persons in Gali district of breakaway Abkhazia will be discussed at talks.