Abkhaz Foreign Minister Meets ICRC Mission Head to Discuss Humanitarian Work
Abkhaz Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits meets ICRC representatives to discuss humanitarian work in Abkhazia.
SUKHUM / AQW'A — Abkhazia’s Foreign Minister Oleg Bartsits has met the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Abkhazia, Valeria Gemello, to discuss its humanitarian work and prospects for further co-operation.
The talks covered the organisation’s current activities in Abkhazia and future engagement, according to the Abkhaz Foreign Ministry.
Bartsits stressed the importance of maintaining regular, constructive dialogue with the ICRC. Gemello briefed him on the mission’s priorities and humanitarian projects.
Also attending were Deputy Foreign Minister Irakli Tuzhba and the deputy head of the ICRC mission, Boris Kazanba.
They were joined by Dina Fischer, chair of the co-ordination mechanism working to clarify the fate of people missing in connection with the 1992–93 Georgian–Abkhaz conflict and subsequent events, and its deputy chair, Marc Maurer.
Both sides expressed their readiness to continue co-operation and maintain regular working contacts, the ministry said.