Georgia, Tbilisi, Jan.17 /Trend, N. Kirtskhalia /
Ex-Georgian Parliamentary Speaker, opposition Democratic Movement - United Georgia leader Nino Burjanadze said she can achieve the withdrawal of Russian tanks from Georgia's occupied territories.
"In contrast with the current authorities, I have the resources to make Russia withdraw the tanks," she said in an interview with the Asaval-Dasavali weekly while commenting on her recent visit to Moscow and meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
"Of course, this would happen if the Georgian people decide that our political force should be in power," she said.
Burjanadze noted that the restoration of Georgia's territorial integrity "can be achieved not by stupid games of muscles, but by smart policies."
"If we change Saakashvili, and the country will be headed by a moderate, constructive power, then Georgia has prospects," she said.
Military actions were launched in the unrecognized republic of South Ossetia in August 2008. Georgian troops entered Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia and later Russian troops occupied the city and drove the Georgian military back to Georgia. Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Aug. 26 and established diplomatic relations with them on Sept. 9, 2008.