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04/02/2010 18:10 ABKHAZIA, SUKHUM
The fact that there’s no progress in working out solid security guarantees for Abkhazia and South Ossetia on the Geneva discussions held the second year already, arouses regret, Russia’s Permanent Representative to OSCE Anvar Azimov declared today. He spoke at the session of OSCE Permanent Council held in connection with the ninth round of international discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia taken place last week in Geneva.
“In the situation when the Georgian leadership keeps on calling for restoration of territorial integrity of the country at any cost, when Tbilisi increases military presence near the Abkhaz and South Ossetian borders”, the envoy said, “the issue of giving solid security guarantees to Sukhum and Tskhinval becomes a priority".
Thereupon he reminded that the development of such guarantees was the main priority of the Geneva discussions according to the arrangements of Russian and French Presidents, however "no progress in this matter of principle is visible so far". "A delay with achievement of concrete results is disappointing for the delegations of Abkhazia and South Ossetia”, Anvar Azimov ascertained. “The head negotiators from these republics said frankly that they participated in the Geneva discussions on the instructions of their presidents for the only purpose - to receive solid obligations from Georgia of non-repetition of August, 2008 tragical events, and from the international community - guaranteed conditions of faithful compliance with such obligations".
Contrary to the logic and the essence of the Geneva discussions, the Russian representative went on, during the 9th round there was an attempt to impose the discussion of obviously progeorgian the so-called "interim measures of international security", aimed at replacement of Russian military and border guards in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for certain international presences. It nearly hampered the work. The Abkhaz and South Ossetian parties declared definitely that that offer was categorically unacceptable for them. At that they let know they would have to analyze the developing situation if it was expedient to continue with the participation in the Geneva discussions.
The Russian side, Anvar Azimov stressed, considers it essentially important to bring the point of view of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to the attention of OSCE member-states as these republics representatives are deprived of the possibility to address directly to the European community.
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