Medvedev: Good Russia-Georgian Relations will be Restored

In a message to the Georgian citizens, congratulating with the Victory Day, 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, expressed confidence that “good, open and constructive relations, based on solid foundation of cultural, spiritual and historical ties” will be restored between Georgia and Russia.

“Any attempt to destroy Russian-Georgian friendship is doomed for a failure,” the message, posted on the Kremlin website on May 8, reads.

Fighting fascism side-by-side in World War II, the message reads, is of a special importance “in our common and multi-century history of relations between the Russian and Georgian people.”

Medvedev also says in the message that memory of those fallen in fight against fascism obliges Russian and Georgian people “to take care of traditions of friendship, good neighborly relations and mutual assistance.”

“It was no accident that a sacrilegious action of the current regime in Tbilisi to destroy World War II heroes’ memorial in Kutaisi triggered wave of outrage. I am sure that any attempt to destroy Russian-Georgian friendship is doomed for a failure. Like the memorial in Kutaisi will be recreated [in Moscow], good, open and constructive relations between our countries will also be restored… It can’t be otherwise,” Medvedev says.

The Russian President sent two other separate congratulating messages to leaders of breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which Moscow has recognized after the August, 2008 war.

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