Negotiators from Tbilisi, Moscow, Washington, as well as representatives from Tskhinvali and Sokhumi held the twenty second round of Geneva talks on December 12, which was the first one since new government took office in Georgia in late October.
It was the first round for the new team of Georgian negotiators, led by deputy foreign minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. The latter was the deputy foreign minister under the previous administration as well, but was not previously engaged in the Geneva talks.
Geneva talks, launched after the August 2008 war and co-chaired by representatives from the EU, UN and OSCE, are held in two working groups with one addressing security issues and another one humanitarian issues.
