Russian media, citing the announcement of country FM Sergey Lavrov, reports that Moscow wants to know what exactly Georgia’s new government is offering in order “to normalize” ties between the two countries.
As reported, he made the remarks when asked at a news conference in Brussels after the NATO-Russia Council meeting about statements of Georgia’s new government on its willingness to, as journalist put it in his question, “resume relations with Russia without preconditions” and what where those areas in which and terms on which Moscow would cooperate with Georgia.
“We have never shunned away from contacts with the Georgian neighbors. Georgians are friendly people for us; we have much in common in history, in culture, as well as in humanitarian ties. It was not us who cut diplomatic relations with Georgia after the adventure, which was launched by Mr. Saakashvili by attacking South Ossetia,” said Lavrov.
