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Russian Foreign Ministry: Georgia not ready to seek compromise on security in Transcaucasia

Georgia Materials 5 July 2013 14:04 (UTC +04:00)
Georgia is not ready to look for acceptable solutions for all parties on security and stability issues in Transcaucasia in the framework of the Geneva talks
Russian Foreign Ministry: Georgia not ready to seek compromise on security in Transcaucasia

Georgia is not ready to look for acceptable solutions for all parties on security and stability issues in Transcaucasia in the framework of the Geneva talks, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said, RIA Novosti reported.

"Unfortunately, the Georgian delegation is not ready for a joint search of solutions that are acceptable for all parties on major issues of the Geneva agenda," Lukashevich said at a briefing on Friday.

He also said that the matter here does not rest in "curtailing the discussion".

Earlier, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told RIA Novosti that Moscow is disappointed with the results of the Geneva talks that were held on June 26, as the Georgian side refused to continue the discussion in essence, stating there are too many representatives of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the hall, what violates the established format.

The Geneva talks were convened after the armed conflict in Georgia in August 2008, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement of 12 August.

Large scale military action was launched in South Ossetia on August 8, 2008. Later, Russian troops occupied Tskhinvali and expelled the Georgian military.

Russia recognised the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in late August. In response, Tbilisi broke diplomatic relations with Moscow and has called the two unrecognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupied territories.

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