A regular round of Geneva International
Discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus has not brought
about any agreement on the non-use of force in the region, a Russian diplomat
said.
GENEVA,
December 13. /TASS/. Russia highlighted an increase in NATO activity in the
South Caucasus at the Geneva International Discussions, emphasizing that Moscow
cannot take this calmly, Russia’s State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister
Grigory Karasin told TASS on Wednesday.
"There
appeared information about new contracts, in particular about a $75-million
deal on deliveries of cutting-edge anti-tank missile systems Javelin to
Tbilisi," Karasin said. "Moreover, Americans have repurposed the
Georgian peacekeepers’ course to train regular units."
"Both
South Ossetia and Abkhazia are alarmed, and naturally, we cannot take it
calmly," he said. "We focused attention on this fact at the Geneva
meeting."
A
regular round of Geneva International Discussions on security and stability in
the South Caucasus has not brought about any agreement on the non-use of force
in the region, he said.
"For
more than three hours and a half, we have been discussing a joint statement on
non-use of force," he said. "We nearly come to approve it."
"However,
one of the sides needed hours attempting to agree it," the diplomat added.
"Unfortunately, no such approval followed."
Source: ITAR-TASS 13-12-2017
