GENEVA / GEORGIA

Russia and Georgia conclude a round of talks discussing both security and humanitarian issues. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:31
• Production Date: 19 May 2009
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY
• Geographic Subject: GEORGIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION
• MAMS Id: U090519e

Description

STORY: GENEVA / GEORGIA
TRT: 1.31
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS

DATELINE: 19 MAY 2009, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Shotlist

RECENT 2009, PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

1. Wide shot, exterior Palais des Nations

19 MAY 2009, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

2. Wide shot, press conference
3. SOUNDBITE Giorgi Bokeria, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia:
“The most important aspect, cornerstone from our point of view is the introduction of international policing/peacekeeping forces in the occupied territories as the most effective tool to reach the security and stability of Georgia both in the occupied territories and in the rest of Georgia to protect citizens inside the occupied territories and give a chance to the peace process to move forward without threats of violence, without immediate allegations of threats, which are used now to hamper the whole peace process”.
4. Med shot, journalist
5. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Grigory Karasin, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs:
“You know Russia’s basic position very well, which is that as a matter of principle we will only discuss questions of security and life of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with the participation of representatives of these two countries. We will not discuss anything serious without them, this was made clear at the first Geneva meeting last October. We have stuck to this position and we will stick to it.”
6. Wide shot, press conference

Storyline

Russia and Georgia today (19 May) resumed security talks in Geneva following a walkout yesterday by the Russian delegation, and agreed to meet again in Geneva on the first of July to continue the talks aimed at restoring stability in the region following the conflict between the two countries in August last year.

Speaking at a news conference in Geneva, Georgia’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Bokeria cited initial discussions on the deployment of peacekeepers among the positive developments in this week's talks.

Russia's delegation leader, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Grigory Karasin said his delegation had left the talks in line with its position that it would not discuss questions relating to Abkazia and South Ossetia in their absence.