Moscow has taken a pause in relations with Georgia to understand its intentions towards the West and Russia, expressed such an opinion the representative of the “Georgian Dream” Mamuka Areshidze.
“Moscow does not know how much influence Western institutions have on the present authorities of Georgia and the delay can be caused by it too. In addition, as it became known in my meeting with the expert community in Istanbul, Moscow is monitoring the distribution of political structures in Georgia. In other words, Russia has not understood yet what wants Georgia, and do not know what steps the new government will take in the territorial issues. They want to have a complete picture of what is going to do Bidzina Ivanishvili and his government.”- said Areshidze.
He noted that the new government of Georgia is constantly maneuvering, changing plans for visits to other countries. “We can assume that this change is based on the political situation. That is why I think that the pause of Moscow is due to it,” said Areshidze.
On the other hand, he assumed that Moscow can seamlessly conduct “active operations on the territory of Georgia.” “This is confirmed by the fact that many non-governmental organizations and representatives of cultural sphere conduct frequent visits to Tbilisi … And I do not rule out that it may be their personal initiative. Thus there is a sounding … “- added Areshidze.
Recall that the Prime Minister said that Georgia and Russia “should normalize relations and transfer them into a new quality.” Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia is ready for dialogue with the new leadership of Georgia, but “taking into account the existing geopolitical realities and the decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Russia has taken.”
