Tbilisi. Deputy Foreign Minister, Grigory Karasin had a phone conversation with the EU Representative for South Caucasus, Herbert Zalber, to discuss the preparations for the next round of Geneva Security Discussions, scheduled for December this year - Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
"Some issues related to the upcoming round of Discussions on Security and Stability in the South Caucasus, scheduled for the first half of December, have been discussed," Russian MFA said.
Geneva Security Discussions have been convened since 2008, on the basis of the agreement reached following the Russian-Georgian conflict in August 2008, with the mediation of the EU, UN and the OSCE. Delegations from Georgia, Russia, USA, as well as representatives from de-facto Abkhaz and South Ossetian authorities, participate in talks.