On 10-11 November 2026, the 68th round of the International Discussions on Security and Stability in Transcaucasia took place at the UN Palace of Nations in Geneva. Delegations from the Republic of South Ossetia, the Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, the Russian Federation and the United States took part, with the European Union, the United Nations and the OSCE serving as co-chairs. The South Ossetian delegation was led by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.V. Tskhovrebov.
The discussions were held in the format of two working groups: on security and on humanitarian issues. During the discussion of security issues, particular attention was paid to the situation in the areas of the state border of the Republic of South Ossetia with Georgia, which was assessed as relatively stable. The participants noted the important role of the GID and the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in maintaining a stable and predictable situation.
During the discussions, the South Ossetian delegation called on international structures to strictly adhere to the principles of neutrality, objectivity and equal distance, and to avoid steps that could be characterised as destructive.
Despite significant differences in the parties' approaches to the elaboration of a political document on the non-use of force, the South Ossetian participants spoke in favour of continuing work on this draft, which would become an important step towards the preparation of a full-fledged legally binding agreement on the non-use of force or threat of force between Georgia and the Republic of South Ossetia.
During the discussions in the second working group, it was noted, in particular, that sabotage by the Georgian authorities hinders progress in the investigation of the cases of the enforced disappearance of citizens of the Republic of South Ossetia S. Pliev, A. Khachirov and A. Khugaev. A discussion was also held on a number of other relevant humanitarian issues.
There was no discussion on the refugee issue at the latest round. Resumption of discussions on the refugee issue will be possible after Georgia stops its attempts at artificial politicization of this problem.
It was proposed to hold the next 69th round of the International Discussions in March 2027.
Geneva, 11 November 2026