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Russia, Georgia to hold consultations

24 June 2014 11:25 (UTC+04:00)
Russia, Georgia to hold consultations

By Jamila Babayeva

Russia and Georgia will soon hold expert consultations on trade and economic issues between the sides.

The issue was discussed during the telephone conversation between Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Special Representative of Georgian Prime Minister for Russian-Georgian relations Zurab Abashidze on June 23.

"The consultations will be held in the context of Georgia's forthcoming signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union on June 27," the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

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 28th round of Geneva talks between Georgia and Russia was held on June 18.

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