Tbilisi, 4 November 2021 - The Head of the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM), Ambassador Marek Szczygieł, met yesterday with the State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality (SMR), Tea Akhvlediani.
The Head of Mission and Minister Akhvlediani discussed in detail the humanitarian situation of the conflict-affected population, with a focus on access to education in one’s mother tongue, recent detention cases and the protracted closure of the Odzisi crossing point and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They also welcomed the continued commitment of all participants to the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) for the South Ossetian theatre in Ergneti, which EUMM co-facilitates with the OSCE, and expressed hope for the resumption of the Gali IPRM for the Abkhaz theatre.
Both welcomed the effective communication between the two institutions.
