RA MFA: the Geneva format is the only international platform on which there is a real opportunity to resolve any issues between the conflict parties

The statement of the MFA of Abkhazia to statements of reconciliation and civil equality Minister of Georgia Paata Zakareishvili regarding the extreme importance of the Georgian-Abkhaz meetings at the informal level.

Sukhum. April 7. Apsnypress.  The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia says:
 "We carefully review the statements made by the State Minister of Georgia on matters of reconciliation and civil equality Paata Zakareishvili regarding the extreme importance of the Georgian-Abkhaz meetings at an informal level, carried out by various international organizations.

According to Zakareishvili, such meetings help to address specific issues in Georgian-Abkhazian relations. In particular, he referred to the successful exchange of prisoners, held in March this year, which according to Zakareishvili, was realized thanks to the active work in the format of the Georgian-Abkhazian informal dialogue.

In this regard, we consider it necessary to recall that the only internationally recognized format for settlement of the Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian conflicts is the Geneva process, which is based on agreements of Medvedev-Sarkozy in 2008.

Geneva format is conducted through the mediation of the UN, EU, OSCE, Russia and the United States, it involves officials representing the conflict parties,.

Thus, the only international platform on which there is a real opportunity to resolve any issues between the conflict parties including the problem of prisoner exchange, remain the Geneva format.

All other meetings, conferences, seminars, round tables are only informal, they are held in the framework of the civil sector activities and do not affect the decision-making by government agencies.