Russian and Georgian lawmakers to meet on July 15

Head of the international affairs committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said he would meet with Georgian opposition lawmakers in Moscow on July 15 to discuss the current situation in bilateral relations and ways of overcoming the crisis.

"The discussion will concern the current state of relations and perspectives of overcoming the crisis, including through building inter-parliamentary dialogue," TASS cited the senator as saying.

Kosachev said the meeting will be hosted by the Federation Council. The Russian delegation will also include Kosachev’s first deputy chairman Vladimir Dzhabarov.

Earlier it was reported that Georgian lawmakers representing the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia opposition party - Ada Marshania, Giorgi Lomia and Gocha Tevdoradze - will travel to Moscow for talks with Russian parliamentarians. A number of senior Russian lawmakers and senators have already signaled their readiness to meet with the Georgian delegation.