RUSSIA MUST RESPECT GEORGIA’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.06.2009 18:20 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "To restore Russian-Georgian ties, Moscow should
first of all recognize and respect Georgia’s territorial integrity,"
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili announced in Yerevan. "From
the first day of my presidency, I offered helping hand to Russia for
establishing cooperation. No country in the world has so far recognized
South Ossetia and Abkhazia’s independence. Besides, Russian initiative
towards elaborating new European Security Architecture did not find
any support," Georgian President said. Despite complicated relations
with Russia, Georgian leadership creates no obstacles for contacts
between two countries’ peoples. "As long as I am Georgia’s President,
I won’t allow any hatred campaign between two nations," Saakashvili
said, adding that Georgia enjoyed international community’s support,
with "Eastern Partnership" initiative being a fair example of that.