OSCE Chairman regrets deaths of two Ossetian peacekeepers
OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. (OSCE/Alex Nitzsche) Photo details
SOFIA, 13 October 2004 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, expressed regret over the deaths of two Ossetian members of the Joint Peacekeeping Forces in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict.
"I deeply regret the tragic deaths of two peacekeepers," he said. "I urge all parties to the conflict to defuse current tensions and move towards the demilitarization of the zone of conflict."
The Chairman-in-Office expressed his hope that the Joint Peacekeeping Forces would take effective action to prevent any further such incidents. He called on all the parties in the negotiation process to fully implement all commitments to secure a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
"I deeply regret the tragic deaths of two peacekeepers," he said. "I urge all parties to the conflict to defuse current tensions and move towards the demilitarization of the zone of conflict."
The Chairman-in-Office expressed his hope that the Joint Peacekeeping Forces would take effective action to prevent any further such incidents. He called on all the parties in the negotiation process to fully implement all commitments to secure a peaceful resolution of the conflict.