32nd IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti

On 18 March the 32nd meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office's Special representative on conflicts Ambassador Andrii Deshchytsia, and the Head of the European Union Monitoring Mission, Ambassador Andrzej Tyszkiewicz.

Participants welcomed the decreasing number of incidents, including detentions. A case of prompt release of a mother and her child - after the activation of the Hotline - was appreciated.

The participants discussed problems of freedom of movement and farming for people residing along the ABL, especially in the light of the spring agricultural season. A joint visit to the spot in the framework of the next IPRM was proposed.

A schedule for repair work on the intake of the potable water supply system in the area of Sameba in the Akhalgori district was discussed.

Information was requested on the amnesty in Georgia and about Georgian citizens in prison in Tskhinvali. 

The importance of the use if the Hotline and of early warning on military exercises was once again stressed. 

It was agreed that the next meeting will take place on 16 April.

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.