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The Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement on the 63rd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 4-5 March 2025 in Palais des Nations in accordance with the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and implementing measures of 8 September 2008.
The Co-Chairs – UN Representative to the Geneva International Discussions Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Christoph Späti and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Magdalena Grono – commended the participants for their strong commitment to this unique format and their active engagement.
Against the background of the current geopolitical context, they emphasized the particular need for the GID process to deliver on its core agenda items for the benefit of all conflict-affected people, - Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs reads.
In Working Group I, the participants reviewed the overall security situation on the ground and continued their deliberations on issues relating to the implementation of the 2008 six-point agreement, especially non-use of force and international security arrangements.
In Working Group II, the participants discussed humanitarian issues, including crossings, documentation, freedom of movement, livelihoods, missing persons and education. Due to a walkout by some participants, issues relating to returns of internally displaced persons and refugees could not be addressed.
The Co-Chairs reiterated their call on all participants to cover all agenda items comprehensively.
The participants agreed to hold the next round in June 2025 in Geneva.
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Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki said on Wednesday that he rejects U.S. interference in Iraq's internal affairs, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off support to the country if Maliki was picked as prime minister.
Kazakhstan lost around 3.8 million tonnes of oil exports following an attack on facilities of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said, stressing that it is still too early to assess the losses in monetary terms.
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