The Georgian Foreign Ministry said on September 30 that that Russia?s move to invite the leaders of breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia to a high-profile economic event hosted by the Russian leadership in Sochi is a sign that Moscow supports separatism.
Sergey Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity, leaders of breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, respectively, participated in roundtable discussions on the ?Economic Development of Southern Russia? hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 29.
?The Russian side?s demonstrative support towards separatism indicates again that the Russian Federation is not and cannot be a neutral and unbiased mediator in the conflict resolution process on the territory of Georgia. This is further, obvious proof of the necessity to modify the format of negotiations and the peacekeeping operation,? the Georgian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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