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8 Sep 2009 - 11:54 | Gali
On 8 September 2009, the fourth meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Participants addressed incidents in the period since their last meeting, including recent maritime incidents in the Black Sea.  On the latter, an in-depth discussion allowed participants to state their views, including on legal aspects, and they agreed that incidents with potential security consequences should be avoided.
11 Aug 2009 - 15:02 | Gali
On 11 August 2009, the third meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM), chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. The meeting continued the discussion on some practical arrangements of work.  In light of the agreement reached in Geneva on 17-18 February 2009 on IPRMs, participants also discussed what should be considered an “incident”, and held an initial discussion on the terms of reference for “agreed joint visits”.  The meeting then addressed several substantive questions.
28 Jul 2009 - 13:28 | Gali
On 28 July 2009, the second meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, chaired by the United Nations, was held in Gali. Today’s meeting continued the discussion of the first meeting on some questions regarding the practical organisation of work and the modalities of future meetings, and then moved on to address substantive questions. The practical arrangements for the establishment of a “hotline” to facilitate urgent contacts between participants were finalised.
14 Jul 2009 - 14:14 | Gali
As agreed at the sixth round of the Geneva Discussions on 1 July 2009, the first consultative meeting under United Nations auspices of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism took place in Gali on 14 July 2009. With all participants present, this meeting addressed questions regarding the practical organisation of work and modalities of future meetings. All participants actively engaged on all points on the agenda, thus contributing to a good and productive meeting.