Georgian governmental delegation has left for Geneva to participate in the next round of the international negotiations on the security issues in South Caucasus. The officials said before the departure that they expect very tense debates. However, the head of the delegation, first deputy minister of foreign affairs, Giga Bokeria does not expect serious progress at these negotiations.
`Russia makes a very negative background to this format of talks together with the puppet regimes. They threatened to boycott these talks, but it is a positive step that they are going to arrive in Geneva despite this negative background,` Bokeria said.
The Geneva process is one of the provisions of the ceasefire agreement between the French, Russian and Georgian presidents on August 12, 2008, which was restated through an agreement on September 8, 2008. The process deals with security and stability in the region and addresses questions related to displaced persons and refugees. The format of negotiations was established with mediation of the EU, OSCE and UN and involves Georgia, Russia, and the U.S., as well as representatives of Sukhumi and Tskhinvali as parties.
