Lavrov Comments on Ties with Georgia

Russia hopes that relations with Georgia will develop positively based on those agreements reached between the two countries? Presidents, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Ministry said while commenting a replacement of the Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili by Gela Bezhuashvili.

?First of all, this refers to the agreement on dates and terms of the functioning of our military bases in Batumi and Akhalkalaki? Russia is implementing its commitments undertaken by the agreement. We hope that the Georgian side will facilitate the implementation of provisions of the agreement as well. So far the Russian side has not observed this kind of readiness [by the Georgian side],? RIA Novosti news agency quoted Sergey Lavrov as saying in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on October 21.

He also expressed hope that the new leadership of the Georgian Foreign Ministry will foster a resolution of the Abkhazia and South Ossetian conflicts exclusively through peaceful means.

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