TSKHINVAL. Oct 6 (Interfax) - The new round of the Geneva discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus set originally for October 6-7 has been postponed once again because of the coronavirus pandemic restrictions, Murat Dzhioyev, envoy of the South Ossetian president and head of the South Ossetian delegation at the meetings, said on Tuesday.
"We have received a letter from the co-chairs of the Geneva discussions the other day, which informed us that not all participants would be able to come to Geneva," Dzhioyev told Interfax.
Meanwhile, some efforts keep being made in the format of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM).
"The next meeting is planned for November, and if the pandemic situation allows for this, the participants in the international discussions will gather for the next 51st round in Geneva in the previous format," Dzhioyev said.
The previous round of the international discussions on security in the South Caucasus took place in December 2019, and the participants have only held online conferences since then.
Taking part in the discussions are delegations of the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, the Russian Federation, and the United States, plus representatives of the European Union, the United Nations, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.