Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on the 65th Round of the Geneva International Discussions
The 65th round of the Geneva International Discussions was held on 11-12 November, 2025, where the Georgian delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lasha Darsalia.
Georgian delegation made special emphasis on the core agenda items of the Geneva International Discussions related to the necessity of full implementation of the provisions of the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement by Russian Federation, and the safe and dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees to their homes.
Emphasis was also placed on the importance of restoring the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) in Gali without any preconditions and ensuring that the mechanism is held regularly in both Gali and Ergneti in accordance with its fundamental principles.
Georgia sharply raised the issue of the grave security, humanitarian and human rights situation in the occupied regions and the destructive actions of the occupation regimes. Concern was expressed over recent actions such as the illegal operation of the airport in Sokhumi in violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international law, the launch of regular flights, railway and maritime passenger traffic from Russia to Sokhumi.
The representatives of the Russian Federation and its occupation regimes, employing their established practice, once again left the negotiation table on one of the key agenda items — the return of internally displaced persons and refugees from the occupied territories to their homes. As a result, like previous rounds, the 65th round was also disrupted.
The Geneva International Discussions were established on the basis of the EU mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement and their principal agenda items are the implementation of Ceasefire Agreement, the safe and dignified return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their homes and the resolution of security and humanitarian challenges stemming from the Russian occupation.