EUMM ‘Satisfied’ with Tbilisi’s Compliance of Restricted Arms Zone Commitments

EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) said it was “very satisfied with the compliance” of the Georgian authorities with commitments to create restricted zone of armament adjacent to Abkhaz and South Ossetian administrative borders.

EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense signed a memorandum of understanding on January 26 stipulating certain restrictions on the movement of the Georgian armed forces in those areas. The document was automatically prolonged on April 26 as none of the sides used its right to terminate the memorandum.

“EUMM has followed up all allegations of infringements of the Memorandum of Understanding, but was not able to substantiate any of them,” EUMM said in a statement on April 28. “The Georgian Ministry of Defence has provided the necessary transparency to ensure that our monitors can fulfill their duties under these arrangements.”

“EUMM recognises that this is a unilateral confidence building measure by Georgia. Security in the post conflict region could be further enhanced if similar arrangements could be   agreed on the other side of the administrative boundary lines,” it added.

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