I am confident that with joint efforts we will be able to further strengthen the centuries-old friendship of our peoples and expand cooperation between our states. I am full of optimism with regard to the future of our peoples.
The delay of the implementation of the agreement for more than five years was due to various nuances and elements of the agreement (indirect participation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the scope of eligibility, etc.), concerning which the parties had different approaches.
Georgia was offered help from Russia too, but Prime Minister Kvirikashvili said "what we have so far is enough." He hopes that no additional help will be needed.
"It is extremely important to establish normal relationship between the special services and law enforcement agencies [of the two countries], in order not to allow this [possible] visa-free regime harm our security. I think, it’s more than real," Putin added.
However, at this stage, there is no progress in resolving main problems.
According to him further simplification of the visa regime between Russia and Georgia will be discussed at his meeting with the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
According to Kaladze, Putin's words on the abolition of visas for Georgia is a step in the right direction, RIA Novosti reports.
During the recent years discussions on reunification with North Ossetia within Russia have activated. The President of South Ossetia Tibilov is a supporter of this idea.
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According to him, "the format of the dialogue with Russia, including the communication of "Abashidze-Karasin" is mandatory."
On July 29, 6 countries - Montenegro, Albania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Ukraine joined the prolonged economic sanctions against Russia.
The other possible reason of Georgia's tough response, is that the new frontier is located only 500 meters from the Georgia's East-West highway, which through which both local and international transit traffic passes. Indeed, for a country with ambitions of becoming a major hub for international transit, such developments are rather risky and seriously undermine the reputation of the country.
Vanuatu also, as we see, has found a new and quite interesting source of "income." Making use of its "unstable position" on the Abkhaz question, the authorities of the country are being able to get certain benefits both from Russia and Georgia.
The analyst stressed the fact that Georgian authorities are now facing hard choice concerning the level of representation during the April 24 events in Yerevan and Istanbul.
Referring to the agreement between Russia and Abkhazia, Psaki called this agreement having no international validity.
The Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that the so-called agreement on Alliance will be signed after the talks, which will hold on March 18.
Moscow will support resuming railway traffic between Sukhumi and Tbilisi, but the final decision should be made by Georgia and Abkhazia.
On 26 of February in Prague Georgian PM’s special representative Zurab Abashidze and Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin held a meeting.
Abashidze declared that if Russia really would establish direct contact with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, then the Gerogian side is ready for some time to put aside the questions concerning the status and start the discussion of more concrete questions – humanitarian, economic, business, education, health, water, gas.
The Prime Minister stressed that before holding such a meeting they should properly prepare. In his speech the Georgian Prime Minister once again condemned the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by Russia.
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