Ignazio Cassis in Georgia: discussions focus on regional security and role of OSCE

Federal Councillor and head of the FDFA Ignazio Cassis was in Tbilisi on 16 October for meetings with the Georgian minister of foreign affairs, Maka Botchorishvili, and the prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidze. Discussions focused on regional security, efforts to address the consequences of the 2008 war, and the role of the OSCE, which Switzerland is chairing this year. Further topics included Switzerland's protecting power mandates and the prospects for strengthening bilateral relations.