TBILISI. Jan 29 (Interfax) - Talks in Geneva on Thursday between Georgian and Russian representatives on the situation concerning Abkhazia and South Ossetia have been described as "difficult" by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria.
"The conversation was particularly difficult because of the position of the Russian delegation," said Bokeria, who headed the Georgian delegation at the Geneva talks.
"This position was particularly aggressive when we raised the issue of deploying international police forces in the occupied territories, without which the situation cannot be stabilized," the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister said.
"The withdrawal of Russian troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and international monitoring in these territories" remain the main unresolved issues, he said.
Hopefully, the Russian, Abkhaz and South Ossetian participants of the Geneva talks will change their position on international monitoring by the next round of negotiations due on March 30, he said.
It is not ruled out that some minimal progress on the issue of international monitoring in Abkhazia and South Ossetai could be reached at the next round of the Geneva talks, if Georgia "clearly states that its purported international monitoring will include, among others, the Russian police forces," said Georgian political analyst Ramaz Sakvarelidze.
The current situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia "is almost at a deadlock because today Russia is not going to withdraw its troops," he said.