Security Minister Visits Moscow

Georgian Security Minister Valerie Khaburdzania today left for Moscow on a two-day official visit.  

He will hold meetings with his counterpart, director of the Russian Federal Security Service Nikolai Patrushev and other high-rank officials.

Spokesman of the Security Ministry Nika Laliashvili said, along with other important issues the sides will discuss the issue of extradition of kidnapper suspect Shota Chichiashvili, who was arrested on July 24 in Moscow.

Valeri Khaburdzania visited Moscow in August regarding the extradition of Chichiashvili; however, the chief kidnapper suspect, who allegedly was behind several high-profile abductions, including the kidnappings of two Spanish businessmen in 2000, Georgian Parliamentarian Petre Tsiskarishvili and the British banker Peter Shaw in 2002, remains in Moscow.