OSCE, UN and EU leaders meet ahead of Geneva discussions on Georgia

GENEVA, 14 October 2008 - The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner today to discuss Wednesday's diplomatic-level discussions on Georgia.

Javier Solana, the High Representative for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary General of the Council of European Union, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the European Commissioner for External Relations, and Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees also attended the working dinner and a news conference at which the following statement was made:

"The EU, the UN and the OSCE - all three engaged in a significant manner through their respective missions on the ground - will contribute fully to the Geneva discussions that will open tomorrow, 15 October, in the Palais des Nations.

The discussions are in line with the agreements of 12 August and 8 September 2008. They will address two important questions - stability and security in the region and the situation of displaced persons."