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Press release

OSCE concerned about deteriorating security situation in Georgia

Date:
Place:
WARSAW
Source:
OSCE Chairpersonship, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
Fields of work:
Reform and co-operation in the security sector
WARSAW, 28 May 1998 - The Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Polish Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek, expresses his deep concern about the deterioration of the security situation in the Gali region of Georgia. This newly inflamed conflict seriously threatens UN-led efforts to achieve an overall resolution of the conflict and poses a danger to the regional security of other areas of the Caucasus.

Mr. Geremek appeals to both sides to stop the hostilities immediately and to uphold the Ceasefire Agreement signed on 25 May in Gagra.

The OSCE offers its full support to the efforts of the United Nations. It encourages the continuation of the peace process under the auspices of the "Friends of the UN Secretary General" with the Russian Federation as mediator and with the participation of the OSCE.