South Ossetia insists on signing document binding Georgia not to use force
TSKHINVAL. June 21 (Interfax) - South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov discussed on Friday the coming round of the Geneva discussions on ensuring security and stability in South Caucasus with representatives of the South Ossetian delegation.
Russia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia keep on insisting on signing the main document, which would oblige Georgia not to use force against South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Tibilov said.
"We also continue raising the issue regarding our citizens stuck in Georgian prisons and convicted by the so-called Georgian law. The issue of missing South Ossetian citizens is also important for us," Tibilov said.
"South Ossetia has its own state border and its demarcation will be conducted in accordance with these borders. Any unsanctioned actions of Georgia will be perceived as provocation," the South Ossetian president said.
Delegation head Murat Dzhioyev said that all the tasks outlined by Tibilov were of high priority and were raised regularly in Geneva by the South Ossetian delegation.
"We are working on a joint statement of all the participants of the Geneva discussions on signing the main document, which would legally oblige Georgia not to use force against South Ossetia," Dzhioyev said.
The missing and convicted citizens of South Ossetia are also the topic of discussion at every meeting within the Geneva discussions, Dzhioyev said.
