Burjanadze: Authorities Losing Western Partners’ Confidence
Recent statement by European leaders indicate that assessments in respect of the August war is changing and not in Georgia’s favor, Nino Burjanadze, the former parliamentary speaker, said on November 11.
She was referring mainly to a recent statement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said that Russia was in compliance with its ceasefire agreement and it was time to resume partnership talks with Moscow.
“There are of course many reasons behind this trend, including the one involving Russia’s active work in this direction,” Burjanadze said while speaking at a daily program of Tbilisi-based FM radio station, Ucnobi, which is simulcast by the Kavkasia TV.
“But at the same time the Georgian authorities have lost confidence of our western partners; our major goal now should be to restore this confidence,” she said and added she doubted the current authorities are capable of doing that.
On November 11, the Guardian reported quoting Estonian Defense Minister, Jaak Aaviksoo, as saying: "We have to admit that the trustworthiness of Tbilisi has suffered. Some countries clearly see that Georgia acted in an unpredictable way.”
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