Geneva Talks Postponed

The Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GDI), UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Rudolf Michalka, and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar collectively agreed to delay the 51st round of the GDI, which was set to happen at the end of March 2020.

In a joint press statement released on March 16, they underlined that the choice was taken “after carefully reviewing circumstances related to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus. […] The Co-Chairs will make every effort to closely keep contact and engage with all participants using the available tools to adequately address pertinent security and humanitarian related issues, among others, on the GID agenda,” reads the announcement.

Concluding the declaration, the Co-Chairs stated that they will “closely follow developments related to COVID-19 and consider next steps in organizing the 51st round in due course.”

By B.Alexishvili

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