Foreign Minister Visits Russia

Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili left today for Russia to hold talks with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

The issues bileteral cooperation are planned to be discussed during the talks.

“Aslan Abashidze’s resignation creates a favorable atmosphere for talks,” she said before the departure, adding “Russia played a huge role in the settlement of the Adjarian crisis.”

Ex-Adjarian leader Aslan Abashidze fled to Moscow on May 6 after overnight talks with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov.

This is the first official visit of Salome Zurabishvili to Russia in the rank of the Georgian Foreign Minister.