Azerbaijani media reports that the 21st round of international discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus will be held in Geneva on Oct.11.
According to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the talks will be attended by representatives from Georgia, Russia, the U.S., the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as the UN, OSCE and EU.
It is reported that the Georgian delegation will be headed by NSC Secretary Giorgi Bokeria, while from the Russian side, State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin. The Georgian delegation will include representatives of Bidzina Ivanishvili’s future government. They will attend the meeting as observers.
The Geneva talks were convened after the armed conflict in Georgia in August 2008, in accordance with the Ceasefire Agreement dated Aug.12.
Military actions were launched in the Georgian region of South Ossetia on Aug.8, 2008. Later Russian troops occupied the city of Tskhinvali and drove the Georgian military back. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in late August.
In response, Tbilisi broke off diplomatic relations with Moscow and announced the two unrecognised republics as occupied territories.
