diplomatic relations between Russia and Georgia

Russia invites Georgia to establish diplomatic relations

By | June 20th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

Gregory Karasin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia thinks Georgia should take the first steps toward restoring diplomatic relations, but Georgia answers that restoring diplomatic relations with Russia is not on the agenda right now. Gregory Karasin, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, […]

Georgia and Russia to discuss top level meeting

By | February 13th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

Grigory Karasin, Russian Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Negotiators for Georgia and Russia are to discuss the possibility of holding a top level meeting between the presidents of the two countries. Gregory Karasin, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Russia, said on Wednesday that his next meeting with […]

Schwarzenberg tells Georgia Czech Republic can not mediate

By | April 9th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , , |

Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg says his country can not mediate between Georgia and Russia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Russia only respects larger states, therefore the Czech Republic cannot be mediator between Georgia and Russia, Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg said on Tuesday. The minister, who is visiting Georgia, said this at a joint press conference […]

Russia and Georgia discussed visa rules

By | March 2nd, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch–One of the main topics of conversation when Georgia and Russia met in Prague yesterday was whether Russia will simplify visa rules for Georgian citizens. (Article has been updated with comments from Russia’s foreign ministry.) The two countries […]

Georgia and Russia meet today in Prague

By | March 1st, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Gregory Karasin represents Russia at today’s meeting in Prague. (Atlantic Council.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Representatives of Georgia and Russia meet in Prague today to discuss trade, cultural and transport issues. The countries still have no formal relations after fighting a war in 2008. Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili a few months ago appointed Zurab […]

Georgia and Russia to meet in Prague for direct talks

By | February 25th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

Zurab Abashidze represents Georgia in direct talks with Russia. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Russia will meet for a second round of direct talks in Prague on March 1. The two countries have still not established formal relations following a brief war in 2008. Georgia’s envoy, Zurab Abashidze, told journalists Monday that they will […]

Georgia and Russia plan second bilateral meeting

By | February 17th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: |

Zurab Abashidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–A second meeting between Georgian and Russian representatives will be held on March 1, 2013, in a European country, but not in Geneva. Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, said in an interview on […]

Ivanov and Japaridze meet for constructive talk

By | February 5th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Two veterans of Russian and Georgian politics met in Munich and discussed current problems between their two countries and ways of solving them. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 49th Munich Security Conference. Igor Ivanov, former […]

Medvedev and Ivanishvili shake hands: ‘It was a pleasure to meet’

By | January 25th, 2013|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says his brief encounter with his Russian counterpart was not more than a handshake and an introduction. But Ivanishvili says he had a feeling that Dimitry Medvedev is interested in mending relations […]

Georgia and Russia to meet at PACE spring session

By | January 25th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Tedo Japaridze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — Representatives of Georgia and Russia will meet at the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Tedo Japaridze, head of parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, told journalists about the planned meeting on Thursday […]

Medvedev and Ivanishvili’s 2-minute chat

By | January 25th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze on Thursday confirmed that the prime ministers of Russia and Georgia met unofficially in Davos. Panjikidze told journalists in Davos that Bidzina Ivanishvili and Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday met […]

Ivanishvili and Medvedev meet at Davos

By | January 24th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili delivering his speech in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 24, 2013. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch — The Georgian and Russian Prime Ministers met for the first time in Davos Thursday and had a several minutes long conversation. This is the first time heads of government of the two countries have met since diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia […]

Georgia received complaint from another country about corruption

By | January 4th, 2013|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , |

Foreign Affairs Minister Maia Panjikidze confirms in an interview with DF Watch that she has received a two page letter from a foreign country complaining about one of its citizens having been subjected to pressure from the previous Georgian government. She said a high […]

Ivanishvili looks forward to meeting Putin

By | December 19th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hopes to meet with the Russian leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev in the future. Recently Georgia’s special representative for Russian relations met the deputy foreign minister of Russia in Geneva. […]

Georgia and Russia’s first step towards mending relations

By | December 15th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia and Russia representatives on Friday agreed to continue the dialogue. Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s special representative for Russian relations, and Gregory Karasin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, on Friday met in Geneva. […]

US supports Georgia having direct talks with Russia

By | December 13th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The US supports Georgia’s decision to start direct talks with Russia, Thomas O. Melia, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, said Thursday. Melia, whose full title is U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, […]

Georgia and Russia plan rare meeting Friday

By | December 13th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — The two countries fought a brief war in August 2008. Tomorrow they will meet face to face for the first time. The meeting will take place on neutral ground in Geneva, Switzerland, on the sidelines of periodic talks between the sides in that war. […]

Russia and Georgia to meet for direct talks

By | December 10th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — At last, Georgia and Russia will meet to start sorting out their differences. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations after the war in 2008. Zurab Abashidze, Georgia’s Special Representative for Russian relations, on Monday said that […]

Lavrov says Russia will allow regular flights to Georgia

By | December 10th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Russia and Georgia will soon meet to discuss allowing import of Georgian agricultural products and restoring regular flights between the two countries. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is ready to start talks about the issue, […]

Lavrov asks Georgia for more details about dialogue

By | December 5th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Russia wants to know how Georgia plans to improve relations with its neighbors. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said this while answering questions at a press conference in connection with the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council […]

Germany to help Georgia mend relations to Russia

By | November 18th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Germany wants to play a positive role in the process of restoring relations between Georgia and Russia, says Georgia’s Foreign Affairs Minister after meeting with her German colleague in Germany. According to the foreign ministry, Foreign […]

Ivanishvili appoints Russia relations envoy

By | November 1st, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch — Prime Minister Ivanishvili has established a new position as Georgia’s special representative for Russian relations and appointed Georgia’s former Russia ambassador to the post. Ivanishvili said at a press conference Thursday that the country […]

Lawmaker confirms Georgia-Russia counter-terrorism talks

By | March 9th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch – A lawmaker in Georgia confirms that there were negotiations with Russia about setting up a counter-terrorism center together. It was Georgia’s Vice Speaker of Parliament, Mikheil Machavariani, who Thursday responded to something the president-elect of […]

Medvedev wants to reestablish trade relations with Georgia

By | February 7th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: , , |

TBILISI, DFWatch – Russian President Dimitry Medvedev says the Russian and Georgian people should have relations and thinks it’s therefore necessary to restore trade relation. The president made this statement on Monday during a meeting with his supporters. “We have […]

Georgia asks Russia to close embassies in breakaway regions

By | January 26th, 2012|Categories: News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch - The Georgian president says diplomatic relations with Russia will only be restored if Russia closes its illegal embassies in Georgia’s two breakaway regions Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Mikheil Saakashvili's statement comes as a response to what Russian president Dimitry Medevedev said Wednesday; that he wants to restore diplomatic relations with Georgia, [...]

Georgia answers Medvedev’s invitation: ‘Any time’

By | January 26th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch - Georgia’s foreign minister says his country never refused to restore negotiations with Russia. Grigol Vashadze made the statement during a session of the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly, while answering a question from an MP from the Netherlands. After a speech by Vashadzem the Dutch MP wanted to know what his [...]

Medvedev wants to restore diplomatic relations with Georgia

By | January 26th, 2012|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch - Russian president Dimitry Medvedev says he wants to restore diplomatic relations with Georgia. But the president adds, only if he won’t have to shake hands with one person. That one person is understood to be Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili. Diplomatic relations with Russia and Georgia suspended after the war in 2008, [...]