On 21 June 2011, the twenty eighth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali.
Participants followed up some issues discussed at the previous IPRM meeting, especially the case of the local resident detained on suspicion of committing terrorist acts. This discussion also touched upon findings of the ad-hoc fact finding team set in the framework of IPRM, which had visited the alleged locations of detention claimed by two sides. New information was provided on other reported attempts of committing terrorist acts and on the detention of suspected individuals.
Furthermore, participants discussed incidents, which took place since IPRM 27, including the alleged flights of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) across the Inguri River and the detention of individuals by one or another side. Participants once again revisited the issue of free movement of the local population and addressed specific incidents, which had raised concern related to crossing, including the alleged forced questioning of people crossing the Inguri River. The need to respect the rights of people and to ensure their unimpeded movement was emphasized.
As in the previous IPRM meetings, the 21 June meeting also took place in a constructive, respectful and professional manner.
It was agreed that the next meeting of the IPRM would take place in Gali on 14 July 2011.