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34th Meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism

29 Feb 2012 - 00:00
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On 29 February 2012, the thirty fourth 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. Useful information was exchanged on these and some other recent cases, which occurred since the previous IPRM meeting.

In relation to the recent limitations on the movement across the Inguri Bridge, freedom of movement of the local population was also addressed. Information was provided that those measures are temporary and will be lifted in due course.

Тhe need for joint efforts in the fight against crime was once again raised.  Update on the preparations to organize an information session within the IPRM framework, which could provide elements for common understanding of local cooperation in the fight against crime, was provided by the Chair.

The participants reiterated the value of timely and efficient use of hotline to share information on any additional security measures. 

It was agreed that the next meeting of the IPRM would take place in Gali on 23 March 2012.