Tbilisi Condemns Lavrov-Kokoity Meeting

The meeting between South Ossetian secessionist leader Eduard Kokoity and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was a demonstration of Moscow?s open support of the Tskhinvali-based separatists, the Georgian Foreign Ministry has said.

Moscow?s policy is ?counter-productive and directed against the peace process,? the ministry said.

It said Russia should build ?partnership and result-oriented? relations with Georgia, instead of supporting ?criminal separatist regimes.?

Kokoity met with Lavrov in Moscow on June 29 – two days after Russia had reaffirmed that it would not engage in talks with the Tbilisi-loyal South Ossetian provisional administration, led by Dimitri Sanakoev.

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