Lavrov: Russia Supports Georgia’s Territorial Integrity

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview to the Russian NTV television on November 14 that Moscow seeks a prompt resolution to the Abkhazian and South Ossetian conflicts.

When asked whether Moscow recognizes Abkhazia and South Ossetia as part of Georgia, Lavrov said that “Russia supports Georgia’s territorial integrity.”

“Setting deadlines for conflict resolution by Georgia is not only impossible, but also counterproductive as well. The South Ossetian-Georgian, as well as Abkhazian-Georgian conflicts should be solved in frames of existing mechanisms,” Sergey Lavrov added.

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