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Georgia to raise issue of terrorist attacks in Geneva

Politics Materials 15 December 2010 12:01 (UTC +04:00)

Georgia, Tbilisi, Dec. 15 / Trend N.Kirtzkhalia /

A Georgian delegation left the country for Geneva this morning to attend another round of peace talks on the Caucasus on Dec. 16.

The delegation is led by National Security Council Secretary Giga Bokeria.

The delegation noted that Georgia's position remains unchanged and the issue of Georgia's security will once again be raised in Geneva.

"This will be the first meeting following the Georgian president's peace initiative voiced at the European parliament and we expect a reaction to this proposal," head of the legitimate Abkhazian government Georgi Baramia told journalists.

The Georgian side also intends to challenge the recent terrorist attacks on its territory, which were backed by Russian officer Yevgeny Borisov.

"We will transfer evidence of Borisov's involvement to the participants and we think this issue will be discussed," Georgian Foreign Ministry Analytical Department head Shota Utiashvili said.

The Georgian side will also challenge the process of confiscating Georgians' property in the occupied territories.

Several terror acts in Georgia in September-November were organized by the Russian special services, Georgian Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zguladze said earlier.

According to the official, six Georgian citizens were arrested on Dec. 4 for their involvement in the blasts in the regions and Tbilisi. Two explosions sounded in the office of the opposition Labor Party and in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi.

The explosion took place in Tbilisi, on the territory adjacent to the building of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia on September 22. An explosive device was found about 40 meters from the entrance to the embassy, under the cemetery wall.

The dialogue to restore stability in the Georgian breakaway regions is conducted under the Geneva talks, which have been held since October 2008 on the basis of agreements reached after the events in South Ossetia in August 2008.

Military actions were launched in the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia in August 2008. Georgian troops entered Tskhinvali, with Russian troops later occupying the city. The Russian armed forces drove the Georgian military back into Georgia proper. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Aug. 26 and established diplomatic ties with the de facto states on Sept. 9, 2008.

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