Incumbent candidate Mikheil Saakashvili has said his meeting with his main opposition rival, presidential candidate Levan Gachechiladze, was not aimed at making ?some sort of deal or trade-off.?
Saakashvili, seen as having won the election according to official results, commented on the exchange on January 11 – the day after Gachechiladze told reporters he had told Saakashvili that he would continue to insist on a run-off.
Saakashvili gave little in the way of details, instead concentrating mostly on the need for dialogue.
?We are open for dialogue and consultations with everyone,? he told Rustavi 2 TV. ?We are willing to create conditions to involve more people in public live and other national developments? I already said that we are willing to consider anyone, regardless of party affiliation, for any position. But this will not be a matter of deals between political parties. We should talk with individuals, regardless of their political views, and not with parties.?
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