Burjanadze: Conflict Resolution to Top Putin-Saakashvili Talks

Georgian Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said on Saturday that the major issue discussed during talks between the Georgian and Russian Presidents, which will take place in St. Petersburg on June 13, will be the resolution of the South Ossetian and Abkhaz conflicts.

“I think – and this is not my position alone – that Russia has an absolutely unique chance: a big country can make a step and help the neighboring small country in the political settlement of the conflicts, which is an absolutely fair demand,” Burjanadze told reporters.

“I want Russia to use this chance, not only because it will be very important for Georgia, but also because, in this case, it will be a unique precedent for the progress of political settlement of the conflicts,” she added.