Vodstva i EU i SAD pozvala su obje strane da se drže ustanovljenih mehanizama za upravljanje krizama, poput Mehanizma za prevenciju i reakciju na incidente, naglašavajući da međunarodni monitori moraju dobiti pun pristup objema stranama administrativne linije podjele u Južnoj Osetiji.
Both the EU and US leaderships urged all sides to stick to the established crisis management mechanisms, such as the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism, stressing that international monitors must be given full access to both sides of the South Ossetian administrative boundary line.