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By Jamila Babayeva

Tbilisi intends to discuss with Moscow during the next round of Geneva talks the moving of borders of Georgia's breakaway regions by Russian servicemen.

Special Representative of Georgian Prime Minister for Russian-Georgian relations Zurab Abashidze said he will discuss this issue with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.

"This issue is always discussed during Geneva talks. And now this issue will also be particularly discussed in our meeting, although it is not under our mandate," he said.

He noted that he always highlight this issue.

"The meeting with Karasin has not been scheduled for the upcoming days, but it will take place sooner or later and we will discuss this issue depending on the situation," Abashidze said.

He couldn't specify the exact date of the meeting with Karasin.

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.

The first meeting of Georgian and Russian official representatives was held in Geneva on December 14, 2012. The last 27th round of Geneva talks between Georgia and Russia was held on March 25-26.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry reported that the next round of the Geneva talks will be held on June 17-18, 2014.