TBILISI. Sept 6 (Interfax) - A peaceful settlement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia topped the agenda of the NATO-Georgia Commission's meeting held in Brussels on Wednesday, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"Representatives of NATO member states said at the Commission's meeting they were concerned about the grave situation in the conflict zones, including security levels and unresolved humanitarian problems," the ministry said.
The sides had a detailed discussion of items on the agenda of the Geneva Consultations on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Dondua said.
"Our colleagues demonstrated a keen interest. The meeting lasted for two hours. We were asked many questions, and statements were made in Georgia's support. We said it would be wrong to rely on the Geneva process alone in the peaceful settlement of those conflicts and stressed the need to keep the Georgia item on the international agenda," Dondua said.
The recent peace initiative of the Georgian government, which seeks to involve the population of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia's trade, economic, and humanitarian projects, was also discussed at the Commission, he said.
"This initiative gained a broad support from NATO representatives," Dondua said.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended the Commission's meeting.