The Geneva discussions failed to adopt a joint oral declaration of commitment to the nonuse of force

There was held a regular round of the International Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia.

Sukhum. June 21. Apsnypress. The next round of International discussions on security and stability in Transcaucasia took place in Geneva. Representatives of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Georgia, Russia and the United States took part in the co-chairmanship of the UN, OSCE and EU. The delegation of the Republic of Abkhazia was headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia Daur Kove. The official website of the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia reported.
  
 The message says:
  
 "During the course of the next round, the Abkhaz side made proposals to improve the effectiveness of the International Geneva Discussions. According to the Abkhaz side, to improve the work in the two groups it is necessary to define a clearly formulated agenda and to provide favorable conditions for dialogue between the parties of the conflict.
  
 Unfortunately, over many years of work in the format of the International Geneva Discussions, the Georgian side continues to shy away from direct dialogue aimed at overcoming existing disagreements while trying to give the Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-South Ossetian conflicts a Georgian-Russian context.
  
 At the same time, the Georgian side, by its provocative actions on the international arena, is blocking work on refugees and displaced persons in the framework of the International Geneva Discussions. In particular, Georgia, using its participation in various international structures in which Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not represented at all, continues to vote on the biased resolutions on refugees and displaced persons, in which there are unfounded accusations against Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
 
 In addition, during the round, the Georgian side continued to politicize issues related to the tragic incidents, which resulted the death of Georgian citizens A. Tatunashvili, G. Otkhozoriya and D. Basharuli.
  
 Despite all attempts of the Georgian side to give a negative connotation to the situation in Gal district, the co-chairs of the International Geneva Discussions noted the positive dynamics in the border areas, stressing that the situation remains stable and safe.
  
 Once again, it was not possible to reach a compromise solution on the most topical issue on the agenda of the International Geneva Discussions related to the adoption of a joint oral statement by the participants about the commitment to non-use of force.
  
 The Georgian side insisted on agreeing on the text of the document proposed by the American side in the previous round, in which the Abkhaz and South Ossetian sides were actually moved beyond the joint statement. As a result of such destructive actions by the Georgian and American sides, the adoption of this draft joint statement was not possible. It was decided to continue discussion of this issue at the next round of the Geneva discussions, which is scheduled for October 9-10, 2018 ".