On 31 January 2012, the thirty third meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting took place in businesslike atmosphere with all participants engaging in the discussions in a professional manner.
The participants followed up on some detention cases discussed at the previous meetings, as well as addressed one case of the alleged kidnapping. They, in particular, addressed the cases of three killings, which took place in December 2011 and January 2012. Useful information was exchanged on the case of one explosion near the line of control on 14 December 2011.
The participants once again discussed the need for joint efforts in the fight against crime and possible handover of wanted criminals, among others. In this connection, participants agreed with the proposal of the Chair to hold an information session on elements for common understanding of local cooperation in the fight against crime. The information session will be organized in the framework of the forthcoming IPRM meetings.
It was agreed that the next meeting of the IPRM would take place in Gali on 29 February 2012.