45th meeting under Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism takes place in Ergneti
ERGNETI, 3 June 2014 - The 45th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti today, co-facilitated by Toivo Klaar, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the OSCE Special Representative for the South Caucasus.
Prior to the meeting the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swiss President and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter addressed the participants.
Participants reviewed the overall security situation and cases of detained and missing persons. The effectiveness of the Hotline in resolving issues of local communities and security related matters was acknowledged.
Various topics related to the livelihood of local communities, such as access to drinking water, were discussed in a constructive atmosphere.
The next IPRM meeting will take place on 1 July 2014.
The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms were established under the Geneva International Discussions, which are co-chaired by the OSCE, the EU and the UN.