The Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bujar Osmani is on his official visit to Georgia. He has already me with the Foreign Minister of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili.

In his remarks at the join press point, Osmani said that for many years, the OSCE and its participating states, like Georgia, played an integral part in ensuring stability, and security.

“That’s why the OSCE is needed more than ever. As Chair, we aim for the peaceful, comprehensive, and sustainable settlement of the conflict that affects your country. We stand behind any effort that provides positive dynamics and support for the full implementation of previously agreed measures and the identification of new areas for engagement.

We spare no efforts, in close cooperation with our partners, to continue solving detention cases, promote freedom of movement and raise crucial humanitarian issues.

This includes vital structures such as GID and IPRM. As OSCE Chair, North Macedonia fully supports the continuation of these key venues for dialogue under the joint leadership of the EU, OSCE, and UN. These channels and diplomatic processes must remain open not only to avoid further escalation but also to deal with the consequences of the 2008 conflict.

We support all pragmatic approaches with the view to provide real results to the people affected by conflict. The next IPRM meeting will take place on April 25 and we will continue our engagement to improve the situation of the conflict-affected population”, - said Bujar Osmani.

“I informed Minister of Georgia’s actions in support of Ukraine and I also clearly stated that this process will continue in the future. Also, we have the chance to discuss enhancing bilateral ties between Georgia and North Macedonia.

We talked about the 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict, the consequences caused by the conflict, and the severe humanitarian, social, and human rights situation on the ground. Also, we discussed the ceasefire agreement of August 12, 2008, which I think is one of the main issues when it comes to conflict resolution. Also, I had the opportunity to share with my colleague the country’s peace policy towards the occupied territories. Minister Osmani will visit the occupation line tomorrow and have the opportunity to see the situation on the ground”, - added Ilia Darchiashvili.