Incident near South Ossetia on the 5th anniversary of Russian intervention

(BRUSSELS2) While a mission patrol was carrying out observation activities near Kveshi, a (warning?) shot was fired on the other side of the Administrative Boundary Line - which separates the 'South Ossetia from the rest of Georgia - Saturday August 10 around 11:XNUMX a.m., an EUMM official clarifies, " just after a Georgian police vehicle appeared and drove in front of the fence where South Ossetian armed personnel were standing”. No one was hurt. The vehicles of the EUMM patrol as well as the Georgian police " immediately withdrew ».

Call for calm

An incident which occurs on the 5th anniversary of the Russian intervention which led to the complete secession of South Ossetia. The head of the European mission (acting), Gerard Fischer, has also launched an appeal to all parties for show the greatest restraint et to stand out from Provocation ». An ad-hoc meeting of the Hotline was agreed between the representatives of the different parties (Georgian police, South Ossetian and Russian border guard services), in order to avoid any escalation.

Incident prevention mechanism meeting

An "ad-hoc" meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held, at the initiative of the European mission, on Monday evening (August 12) in Ergneti. To the satisfaction of the participants. A " constructive discussion we note on the European side. All attendees "agreed that each security actor in the area should exercise their responsibilities to thwart actions that could lead to an escalation of tensions”.