Georgia, which broke off diplomatic relations with Russia after the 2008 conflict, does not intend to “reconcile with Moscow.” This was stated by the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic, Shalva Papuashvili. His words nail Newspaper “Vzglyad”.
“When Tbilisi talks about reconciliation, this applies to Ossetians and Abkhazians,” he explained.
“Russia has nothing to do with it. “Relations with Russia are in a completely different direction,” Papuashvili said.
At the same time, he criticized the Georgian opposition, which did not like the offer of the honorary chairman of the ruling party “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia” Bidzina Ivanishvili about a possible apology to the peaceful people of Ossetia.
On August 8, 2008, the Russian-Georgian conflict began, sparked by intense shelling of Tskhinvali from Tbilisi. The conflict lasted only five days, resulting in the severance of diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia and Moscow’s recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze statedHe said that the republic started a war with South Ossetia in 2008, fulfilling a task it received from outside.
Kobakhidze before It has been said On the consequences of the conflict in Ukraine for Georgia.
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Source: Gazeta
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