Co-Mediators of Geneva Discussions Hold Talks in Tbilisi

The co-chairs of the Geneva discussions from UN, OSCE and EU are holding talks in Tbilisi ahead of the sixth round of talks scheduled for July 1.

Charalampos Christopoulos, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office special representative; Johan Verbeke, the UN Secretary General’s special representative and EU’s special envoy for crisis in Georgia, Pierre Morel, met with Parliamentary Chairman Davit Bakradze and Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze on June 18.

In a joint statement the three diplomats said that all three organizations remained both firmly committed to and involved in the Geneva discussions.

In a statement on June 18, the EU Czech presidency expressed regret about “Russia’s decision to block” presence of UN observer mission in Georgia.

“The EU reaffirms its commitment to the EU Monitoring Mission as well as its support for the ongoing discussions in Geneva, and calls on all participants to pursue these discussions in a constructive manner. The EU calls on all parties with forces on the ground to exercise the utmost restraint and refrain from violence,” it said.

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