Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia on Wednesday said the Russian delegation earlier today had left the negotiating table, “as in all previous rounds”, while discussing the return of internally displaced persons at the 58th round of the Geneva International Discussion, Ednews reports citing Agenda.Ge.
In his comments to the media, Darsalia noted that Russia showed “no signs” of starting the discussions over the issue of the return of IDPs and emphasised it was the “key topic” of the EU-mediated Six-Point Agreement of 2008 on ceasefire.
“Any progress” in the Geneva process can be considered as achieved only in case of the discussions of the issue of IDPs, Darsalia stressed and noted it had to be resolved “sooner or later”, adding Russia was obliged for this by the international law, the decisions of the international courts, resolutions and the 2008 Agreement.