Georgia, Russia agreed on next round of Geneva talks
By Jamila Babayeva
The next round of Geneva talks between Georgian Prime Minister's Special Representative for Russian-Georgian relations, Zurab Abashidze and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin will be held on March 24-25.
Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze made the remark at a news briefing on March 19.
She said the meeting will show once again, at what level are the relations between Russia and Georgia.
The first meeting of Georgian and Russian official representatives was held in Geneva on December 14, 2012, and the last fifth meeting - in Prague on November 21, 2013.
The last scheduled talks between Abashidze and Karasin were recently postponed for an indefinite period.
"The last talks between Abashidze and Karasin were postponed, and we see caution. It is difficult to consider themes of the last period in the regime of constructive dialog," Panjikidze said.
Georgia and Russia, its giant northern neighbor, have maintained no diplomatic relations since a brief war in 2008. Tbilisi broke off relations with Moscow in August 2008 when Moscow crushed a Georgian assault to reassert control over two rebel regions -South Ossetia and Abkhazia- and later recognized the regions. Georgia announced the two unrecognized republics as occupied territories in September 2008.