
TBILISI, DFWatch–Diplomat Zurab Abashidze has expressed astonishment at a statement by President Giorgi Margvelashvili that he had not properly handled a critical remark by a Russian diplomat.
Abashidze, whose full title is Prime Minister’s

TBILISI, DFWatch–Russian and Georgian diplomats meeting in Geneva for regular talks clashed over a new treaty Russia signed yesterday with the breakaway region South Ossetia.
At the latest round of talks, which ended on Wednesday, Georgia brought up the

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian and Russian negotiators Zurab Abashidze and Gregory Karasin have postponed their planned meeting until March 14.
Abashidze, the Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations and Karasin, Russia’s

TBILISI, DFWatch–The next meeting between Russian and Georgian negotiators might take place on March 4 or 5.
Zurab Abashidze, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, told Interpressnews that the meeting will be held in Prague.
At this

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

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia and Russia plan another round of direct talks in Prague in the middle of September.
The Georgian Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Russian Relations, Zurab Abashidze, told journalists on Tuesday that the details of the meeting are