Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia: It is necessary to further strengthen the security of Sokhumi and Tskhinvali

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia issued a statement after the 59th round of the Geneva talks, which talks about the need to "strengthen the security" of occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.

"The need to further strengthen the security of Sokhumi and Tskhinvali is dictated by the increasing activity of NATO in the Black Sea region, the implementation of the military development plans of Georgia by the Alliance and the supply of modern weapons to this country," the statement reads.

According to the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the participants of the meeting expressed a common interest in maintaining the Geneva format as a platform for multilateral negotiations to maintain a regular dialogue on various aspects of security in the South Caucasus.

According to the agency, it is necessary to "sign a legally binding agreement on the non-use of force by Georgia against Abkhazia and South Ossetia", as well as to start the de facto "border" delimitation and demarcation process.

For information, the 59th round of international negotiations in Geneva was held on December 5-6.