Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TBILISI1161
2009-06-24 12:38:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Tbilisi
Cable title:
GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L TBILISI 001161
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES
NOT OCCUR
REF: TBILISI 1045
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT FOR REASONS 1.4 B AND D
C O N F I D E N T I A L TBILISI 001161
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES
NOT OCCUR
REF: TBILISI 1045
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT FOR REASONS 1.4 B AND D
1. (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third
session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response
Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not
occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period
due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to
participate. The Georgian MFA and the EUMM both released
press statements expressing their disappointment that the
meeting was forced to be cancelled. With the loss of both
UNOMIG and OSCE, the JIPRM is one of the few arenas left in
which it is possible to raise concerns affecting the local
populations. However, South Ossetia's refusal to participate
further underscores their lack of willingness to engage on
substantive issues that directly impact the population. End
summary and comment.
2. (SBU) At the second session of the JIPRM on May 29, the
participants originally agreed in principle to a third
session on June 11 at Ditsi. This meeting was rescheduled
when the South Ossetian delegation refused to attend because
of the non-resolution of the three disappeared Ossetians and
chairmanship issues (reftel). During a visit by the EU
Troika to Tskhinvali shortly after June 11, the Troika
stressed to the South Ossetians the importance of the JIPRM,
negotiating a rescheduled third session for June 23 at
Ergneti. However, several days before the session was to
occur, the South Ossetian delegation again refused to
participate because of the unresolved issues. The Georgian
MFA issued a statement saying that "all responsibility for
the thwarting of the Incident Prevention Mechanism rests with
Russia," while the EUMM "expressed its disappointment that
once again the South Ossetian delegation has decided that it
is unable to attend."
TEFFT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/24/2019
TAGS: PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA: THIRD SESSION OF INCIDENT MECHANISM DOES
NOT OCCUR
REF: TBILISI 1045
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT FOR REASONS 1.4 B AND D
1. (C) Summary and comment. As predicted reftel, the third
session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response
Mechanism (JIPRM),scheduled for June 23 in Ergneti, did not
occur. The meeting was postponed for an indefinite period
due to te South Ossetian delegation's refusal to
participate. The Georgian MFA and the EUMM both released
press statements expressing their disappointment that the
meeting was forced to be cancelled. With the loss of both
UNOMIG and OSCE, the JIPRM is one of the few arenas left in
which it is possible to raise concerns affecting the local
populations. However, South Ossetia's refusal to participate
further underscores their lack of willingness to engage on
substantive issues that directly impact the population. End
summary and comment.
2. (SBU) At the second session of the JIPRM on May 29, the
participants originally agreed in principle to a third
session on June 11 at Ditsi. This meeting was rescheduled
when the South Ossetian delegation refused to attend because
of the non-resolution of the three disappeared Ossetians and
chairmanship issues (reftel). During a visit by the EU
Troika to Tskhinvali shortly after June 11, the Troika
stressed to the South Ossetians the importance of the JIPRM,
negotiating a rescheduled third session for June 23 at
Ergneti. However, several days before the session was to
occur, the South Ossetian delegation again refused to
participate because of the unresolved issues. The Georgian
MFA issued a statement saying that "all responsibility for
the thwarting of the Incident Prevention Mechanism rests with
Russia," while the EUMM "expressed its disappointment that
once again the South Ossetian delegation has decided that it
is unable to attend."
TEFFT