Russian Ambassador returning to Tbilisi

Russian Ambassador returning to Tbilisi

ArmRadio.am
19.01.2007 12:50

Russia has announced it is sending its Ambassador back to Georgia after
recalling him last year during a diplomatic dispute.

Announcing the return, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country and
Georgia had enjoyed a "special relationship" for centuries.

The row broke out in September when Georgia expelled four Russians it
accused of spying.
Moscow then imposed economic sanctions and deported Georgian migrants.
President Putin said the return of Ambassador Vyacheslav Kovalenko to
Tbilisi was a step towards normalizing relations.

He said the first step had been made last December when Georgia agreed to
pay more for Russian gas, ending a dispute over pricing between the two
countries.