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By Nazrin Gadimova

Georgia is not ready to look for acceptable solutions for all parties on security and stability issues in Transcaucasia in the framework of the Geneva talks, Spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said.

"Unfortunately, the Georgian delegation is not ready for a joint search of solutions that are acceptable for all parties on major issues of the Geneva agenda," Lukashevich said at a briefing on July 5.

He noted that the "clotting of the discussion" is not the matter.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin told media that Moscow is disappointed with the results of the Geneva talks, which were held on June 26, as the Georgian side refused to continue essentially discussion, stating there were too many representatives of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the hall, what violates the established format.

The Geneva talks were convened after the armed conflict in Georgia in August 2008, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement of August 12.

Large scale military action was launched in South Ossetia on August 8, 2008. Later, Russian troops occupied Tskhinvali and expelled the Georgian military.

Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in late August. In response, Tbilisi broke diplomatic relations with Moscow and has called the two unrecognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia occupied territories.