U.S. Urges Georgia for Peaceful Settlement in Adjara

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said after talks with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania in Washington on April 26 that along with other issues situation in Adjara was also discussed during the meeting.

“I expressed to the Prime Minister our hopes that they could achieve their desired goals through political and economic measures and hoped that it would not result in any kind of violence. This is a time to find political and economic solutions to the outstanding issues within the state of Georgia,” Colin Powell said at a news briefing after talks with Zurab Zhvania.

Before talks Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania told Georgian reporters that the situation in Adjara is also discussed during his visit to the United States.

“Everybody understands that presence of illegal armed groups in one of Georgia’s regions is inadmissible and the problem should be solved once and forever through peaceful means,” Zurab Zhvania said.