The co-facilitators of the Ergneti Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), the Head of the EUMM in Georgia Marek Szczygieł and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus Rudolf Michalka underline the importance of dialogue for reducing tensions and preventing incidents along the dividing line.

During the past weeks, the co-facilitators conducted intensive consultations in order to explore the possibility of restarting meetings in IPRM format.

In this context, they welcomed the recent statements made by the IPRM participants regarding their willingness to resume dialogue in this format. The co-facilitators have therefore initiated preparations for the 96th IPRM meeting planned for 30 July 2020.