Some Opposition Leaders Call for Talks

Some of the opposition leaders are meeting with a group of foreign diplomats to put forth their version of events of late May 6, when police and protesters confronted each other at the Tbilisi police headquarters leaving dozens of people injured.

“Yesterday was the hardest day in this process of our political struggle,” Irakli Alasania, the leader of Alliance for Georgia, told journalists before the meeting. “The country is really on the verge of disaster. I believe that the only way out from this situation is to stop violence and it can only be implemented through a meeting between the opposition and the authorities. We are ready for this kind of meeting to discuss ways out from this crisis.”

Salome Zourabichvili, leader of Georgia’s Way party, also said that “situation is very serious and complicated.”

“It is high time for Saakashvili to wake up and realize what is going on and to meet with us – as we have been demanding for a long time already – to tell us how does he see the way out from this crisis,” Zourabichvili said.

“We are ready to meet the President and talk with him about his resignation. His resignation is the only way out from this situation. I have said for many times that I do not believe in need of talks on any other issue, but of course if anyone hopes that talking on other issues can also help to resolve the situation of course I will not obstruct it,” Nino Burjanadze said.

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