U.S. Calls on Russia, Georgia to Resolve Differences Politically

The United States calls on Georgia and Russia to resolve their differences through political means, U.S. Department of State spokesman Sean McCormack said on October 2. 

McCormack was responding to a statement adopted by the State Duma, Russia?s lower house of parliament, condemning ?the anti-democratic policy? of the Georgian authorities and supporting the Georgian opposition. The Russian lawmakers also criticized the U.S. State Department for its ?unconditional support for the Georgian authorities? actions against the opposition.?

?I?m not going to respond to every utterance of members of parliaments from around the world. But, we have a good relationship with Russia. We have a good relationship with Georgia. Occasionally, Russia and Georgia develop tensions between them over various issues. We [would] like to see Russia and Georgia work those out via political means. But we have good relations with both of those countries. I don?t think it?s a mutually exclusive thing,? McCormack said at a news briefing in Washington.

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