British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on July 17 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised issues related with conflicts in Georgia during the meeting with some counterparts from the G8, but there was no detailed discussion of the issues ?round the full G8 table.?
?President Putin simply explained the situation and the difficulties of the relationship, particularly with certain groups that are operating in and around Georgia. I wouldn’t say there was a detailed discussion round the full G8 table on it, but I know it is an issue that President Putin raised, not just with President Bush but with others, and this really formed part of a discussion about how we produce stability in this region, but it was also more widely than that is covered some of the connections between the different groups that are engaged in activity that is endangering security,? Tony Blair said at a news conference in St. Petersburg.
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