Co-chairmen of the Geneva talks on security in the South Caucasus will visit the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia on Wednesday to inspect the current situation in the region, a spokesman for the republic's president said.
"The visit also includes a meeting with President of South Ossetia Eduard Kokoity," Vyacheslav Sedov said.
The Geneva talks on security in the South Caucasus are backed by the UN, the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and involve Georgia, Russia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
The talks were launched in October 2008 following a five-day war between Russia and Georgia, which began after Georgia attacked its breakaway republic of South Ossetia in an attempt to bring it back under central control.
Russia recognized South Ossetia and another former Georgian republic, Abkhazia, shortly after ceasefire.
The participants in the Geneva talks have so far failed to adopt a legally binding non-aggression treaty that would assure security in the region. The next round of talks is scheduled for March 1.
MOSCOW, February 16 (RIA Novosti)
