UN, Russian Envoys Discussed Abkhaz Conflict

Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Georgia, met with Valeri Loshchinin, First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation and President Putin?s Special Envoy for the Abkhaz conflict settlement, in Moscow on October 3.

The sides exchanged views on the present situation in the peace process and on preparations for forthcoming endeavors.

The usefulness of the implementation of the recommendations of the Security Assessment Mission (SAM) to the Gali district of breakaway Abkhazia, including the forthcoming activities of the UNOMIG Civilian Police component, was stressed.

The sides also discussed the activities of the working groups established by the Sochi agreement between president Shevardnadze and Putin in March.

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