The restoration of the incident prevention mechanism will be discussed at the forthcoming round of the Geneva Discussions

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, on the eve of XXXV round of Geneva Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia held a meeting with Co-Chairs of the debates from UN, the EU and the OSCE.

Sukhum. March 4. Apsnypress. Irena Dzhopua. The head of Abkhazian delegation at the Geneva talks, Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Chirikba expressed the hope that at the next round they will be able to agree on a recovery mechanism for the Gali Incident Prevention. "MRPI will be important for exchange of information and can help increase confidence between the two neighboring countries", - said the head of foreign policy department

In addition, Chirikba noted that the order of the XXXV round of Geneva Discussions are environmental issues. It is a regional problem. In particular, the problem with the moth. "This is a problem not only of Abkhazia, but also of Russia, Georgia, Turkey and Iran. We are pleased that the Geneva discussions have given us an opportunity to approach it from the point of view of experts, and some of the funding issues. I am confident that together we will be able to solve this problem ", - said the minister. Also, he said, it is an important aspect of cultural heritage and issues, such as obtaining archival material that Abkhazia lost during the war.

«This process continues, it is very significant for us. It is an important interaction between the two sides. I hope that there will be the meeting of the Chief of Abkhazian Archive with his Georgian counterpart in Geneva", - said Chirikba

In conclusion, he noted that there are many questions that need to be discussed and resolved. At the same time, he said: "We are seeing positive signs that we can move forward. Make a small step forward in easing tensions in the region. We will work hard because all set goals are achievable".

Co-chair of the Geneva discussions from the EU's Herbert Salber said that the work on the last round was a difficult, but the co-chairs hope that the new round will be positive and by its end we can talk about some promising steps. He also stressed that in matters of culture and ecology achieved good results, and the work continues on the main and more complex issues, such as an agreement on nonuse of force. In addition, he noted the importance of the issue of restoration of the incident prevention mechanism.

«IRPM question will be raised at the next round, it is very important for security in the border areas. I hope we will find a common formula to update the mechanism",- said Salber

In turn, co-chairman of the Geneva discussions from the UN, UN secretary General's representative at the Geneva discussions, Antti Turunen said that the situation in the region is calm and stable.

"We hope that our efforts will be made to ensure that it remained at the same level and not deteriorated. I believe that the IRPM is very valuable tool that can help us to prevent any incidents", - Turunen said. However, there is already a primary database for the mechanism, a document, which was agreed in 2009. "We are ready to hold consultations on the restoration of this mechanism, it is now necessary to make only a few steps, which require political will. The Co-Chairs are ready to support this process in order to bring it to a final decision, and I hope that this will happen at the next round of the Geneva discussions", - said the co-chair.

The XXXV round of Geneva talks will be held in late March in Switzerland.