78th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
On 7 June 2017, the 78th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Ergneti in an open and constructive atmosphere.
Ambassador Kęstutis Jankauskas, Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Guenther Baechler, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, co-facilitated the proceedings.
Ambassador Baechler opened the proceedings and Ambassador Jankauskas provided a short overall summary of events since the last meeting. These included the general security situation, hotline activations and detention cases. It was noted that the number of detentions since the last meeting was higher compared to the previous month, but lower compared to the same period last year.
The ongoing imprisonment of Giorgi Giunashvili was again discussed and further information was provided.
The issue of several unannounced gatherings close to the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) was raised. The co-facilitators underlined the availability of the Hotline to inform – if possible, in advance – about such and similar visits or raise questions.
Following deliberations on the impact of borderisation on the lives of people residing along the ABL, Ambassador Jankauskas stressed the importance of a humanitarian approach.
The next IPRM meeting will take place on 11 July 2017.