Secessionist Conflicts Discussed at G8 Ministerial

After discussing global and regional issues of top priorities, Foreign Ministers from the G8 member states discussed Abkhaz, South Ossetian and Transdnestrian conflicts at the summit in Moscow on June 29, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement issued after the meeting.

After listing issues put into the agenda of the session (Iran; fight against terrorism and drug trafficking; Middle East; western Balkans; Korean peninsula; boosting efforts for maintaining peace in Africa; cooperating in stabilization and rehabilitation; Iraq; Afghanistan; Sudan; Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process; North Uganda; Haiti; East Timor) the statement notes that ?discussions also took place in regard of situation in Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transdnestria and Belarus, which were pushed by some Ministers.?

?I have answered questions asked by several colleagues on situation in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transdnestria and Belarus. I think that I have listed more than enough facts on which our approaches are based towards these issues. I think it was useful for my colleagues,? Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference after the summit.