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May 8, 2013 Wednesday 10:42 PM GMT+4
OSCE PA President calls for preserving Geneva format of talks
TBILISI May 8
- OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck called for preserving the
Geneva format of talks.
Speaking after a meeting with Georgian Minister for Reintegration
Paara Zakareishvili on Wednesday, May 8, Grossruck admitted that this
is a complex issue but all problems should be solved through talks and
dialogue.
Zakareishviil, in turn, said that the Georgian government also
believes that the Geneva format of talks should be preserved.
The Geneva discussions take place under the auspices of the United
Nations, the European Union and the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and involve delegations of the Republic
of Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the United States, and the Republic of
South Ossetia.
The Geneva International Discussions, launched after the August 2008
conflict in Georgia, are co-chaired by the OSCE, EU and U.N., and
bring together representatives of Georgia, the Russian Federation, the
United States, Tskhinvali and Sukhumi. The establishment of Incident
Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) was one of their outcomes.
The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms were established under
the Geneva International Discussions, which are co-chaired by the
OSCE, the EU and the U.N.
Meanwhile, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South
Caucasus Joao Soares is in the region to visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and
Armenia to discuss developments in the region regarding democratic
reforms and unresolved conflicts.
Soares started his tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 5-7 where he
discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the upcoming presidential
election.
Vice-speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Bahar Muradova, who met with
Soares, stressed that her country attaches great importance to
cooperation with the OSCE, and is interested in continuation of
bilateral ties, AzerTAc reports.
The sides noted that the OSCE Minsk Group carries out certain work to
solve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Muradova said:
"Azerbaijan is for sooner resolution of the problem and believes in
the role of Minsk Group."
Both sides condemned the policy of occupation and aggression that
threatens not only a state's, but also the region's and the world's
security. "Azerbaijan expects fair solution to the problem," Muradova
added.
The OSCE PA special representative praised the cooperation between
Azerbaijan and the OSCE.
Azerbaijan's parliamentary delegation to PA works fruitfully and
efficiently, Soares underlined.
The sides had a comprehensive exchange of views on a number of other
questions of mutual interest.
Soares then travelled to Tbilisi from May 7-9 where he has been joined
by OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck. In addition to fulfilling the
mandate of the Special Representative in promoting dialogue and
developing confidence-building measures in the region, the stop in
Georgia will also serve as a follow-up to the October 2012 election
observation mission and prepare for a potential observation of this
autumn's presidential election.
On Tuesday, May 7, the OSCE delegation meets with representatives of
the minority and the majority of the Parliament of Georgia. On May 8,
Wolfgang Grossruk and Joao Soares met first with representatives of
non-governmental organisations and then with the State Minister for
Reintegration Paata Zakareishvili, President Mikheil Saakashvili,
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, Parliament Speaker David
Usupashvili and Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze.
On the last day of the visit the OSCE PA Special Representative for
the South Caucasus Joao Soares is scheduled to meet with the Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Nagorno-Karabakh Andrzej
Kasprzyk.
In early April, representatives of the Monitoring Committee of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe arrived to Georgia
with a five-day visit. The delegation included the co-rapporteurs on
Georgia Michael Astrup Jensen (Denmark) and Boris Tsilevich (Latvia).
They held the first meeting with the NGO representatives in Tbilisi
office of the Council of the Council of Europe. They also met with the
Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Soares also intends to visit Yerevan, Armenia, from May 9-11 to
continue discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh and also follow-up on
February's presidential election. Deputy Secretary General Tina Schoen
and Secretary of the Portuguese Delegation Nuno Paixao will travel
with Soares to all the three countries. Secretary of the Austrian
Delegation Lukas Mussi will travel to Georgia with President
Grossruck.
"The protracted conflicts are the most urgent problems as they hinder
development in the entire region," Soares said. "I think there is a
need to promote broader discussion in the Assembly about the
conflicts, and I hope that my visits to the region will help ensure
those discussions take place."
A former president of the OSCE PA, Soares was appointed Special
Representative on South Caucasus in July 2011. He also serves as
deputy head of Portugal's delegation to the OSCE PA and as a member of
the OSCE PA's Ad Hoc Committee on Transparency and Reform of the OSCE.
From: Baghdasarian
May 8, 2013 Wednesday 10:42 PM GMT+4
OSCE PA President calls for preserving Geneva format of talks
TBILISI May 8
- OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck called for preserving the
Geneva format of talks.
Speaking after a meeting with Georgian Minister for Reintegration
Paara Zakareishvili on Wednesday, May 8, Grossruck admitted that this
is a complex issue but all problems should be solved through talks and
dialogue.
Zakareishviil, in turn, said that the Georgian government also
believes that the Geneva format of talks should be preserved.
The Geneva discussions take place under the auspices of the United
Nations, the European Union and the Organisation for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and involve delegations of the Republic
of Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the United States, and the Republic of
South Ossetia.
The Geneva International Discussions, launched after the August 2008
conflict in Georgia, are co-chaired by the OSCE, EU and U.N., and
bring together representatives of Georgia, the Russian Federation, the
United States, Tskhinvali and Sukhumi. The establishment of Incident
Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) was one of their outcomes.
The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms were established under
the Geneva International Discussions, which are co-chaired by the
OSCE, the EU and the U.N.
Meanwhile, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on South
Caucasus Joao Soares is in the region to visit Azerbaijan, Georgia and
Armenia to discuss developments in the region regarding democratic
reforms and unresolved conflicts.
Soares started his tour in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 5-7 where he
discussed the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the upcoming presidential
election.
Vice-speaker of Azerbaijan Parliament Bahar Muradova, who met with
Soares, stressed that her country attaches great importance to
cooperation with the OSCE, and is interested in continuation of
bilateral ties, AzerTAc reports.
The sides noted that the OSCE Minsk Group carries out certain work to
solve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Muradova said:
"Azerbaijan is for sooner resolution of the problem and believes in
the role of Minsk Group."
Both sides condemned the policy of occupation and aggression that
threatens not only a state's, but also the region's and the world's
security. "Azerbaijan expects fair solution to the problem," Muradova
added.
The OSCE PA special representative praised the cooperation between
Azerbaijan and the OSCE.
Azerbaijan's parliamentary delegation to PA works fruitfully and
efficiently, Soares underlined.
The sides had a comprehensive exchange of views on a number of other
questions of mutual interest.
Soares then travelled to Tbilisi from May 7-9 where he has been joined
by OSCE PA President Wolfgang Grossruck. In addition to fulfilling the
mandate of the Special Representative in promoting dialogue and
developing confidence-building measures in the region, the stop in
Georgia will also serve as a follow-up to the October 2012 election
observation mission and prepare for a potential observation of this
autumn's presidential election.
On Tuesday, May 7, the OSCE delegation meets with representatives of
the minority and the majority of the Parliament of Georgia. On May 8,
Wolfgang Grossruk and Joao Soares met first with representatives of
non-governmental organisations and then with the State Minister for
Reintegration Paata Zakareishvili, President Mikheil Saakashvili,
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, Parliament Speaker David
Usupashvili and Foreign Minister Maya Pandzhikidze.
On the last day of the visit the OSCE PA Special Representative for
the South Caucasus Joao Soares is scheduled to meet with the Personal
Representative of the OSCE Chairman on Nagorno-Karabakh Andrzej
Kasprzyk.
In early April, representatives of the Monitoring Committee of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe arrived to Georgia
with a five-day visit. The delegation included the co-rapporteurs on
Georgia Michael Astrup Jensen (Denmark) and Boris Tsilevich (Latvia).
They held the first meeting with the NGO representatives in Tbilisi
office of the Council of the Council of Europe. They also met with the
Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Soares also intends to visit Yerevan, Armenia, from May 9-11 to
continue discussions on Nagorno-Karabakh and also follow-up on
February's presidential election. Deputy Secretary General Tina Schoen
and Secretary of the Portuguese Delegation Nuno Paixao will travel
with Soares to all the three countries. Secretary of the Austrian
Delegation Lukas Mussi will travel to Georgia with President
Grossruck.
"The protracted conflicts are the most urgent problems as they hinder
development in the entire region," Soares said. "I think there is a
need to promote broader discussion in the Assembly about the
conflicts, and I hope that my visits to the region will help ensure
those discussions take place."
A former president of the OSCE PA, Soares was appointed Special
Representative on South Caucasus in July 2011. He also serves as
deputy head of Portugal's delegation to the OSCE PA and as a member of
the OSCE PA's Ad Hoc Committee on Transparency and Reform of the OSCE.
From: Baghdasarian