TSKHINVALI, South Ossetia. June 2 (Interfax) - Humanitarian issues are on the agenda for the upcoming round of international talks in Geneva on the aftermath of the Russian-Georgian war of August 2008, the South Ossetian president's envoy for conflict settlement said on Wednesday.
"The South Ossetian side plans to continue the work of drafting a legally binding document on the non-use of force against South Ossetia. This issue has long been on the agenda, but there has been no progress up till now. Apart from that, other humanitarian issues will be raised in the course of the discussions. They include the issue of natural gas supply for the Leningori district in South Ossetia," Boris Chochiyev told Interfax.
Chochiyev also said the South Ossetian delegation would also raise the issue of South Ossetians missing after the conflict and speak about alleged violations of the South Ossetian border.
The Geneva talks bring together Georgia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Russia, the United States, the European Union, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the United Nations.