Georgia has no intentions to restore diplomatic relations with Russia
as long as its embassies function in Abkhzia and South Ossetia that
Russian recognizes as independant, Maja Pandjakidze, the candidat for
Foreign Minister post said today.
She added that Georgia plans to develop contacts with Russa, but there
is no "recipe for the improvement of the relation". She believes that
years might pass before the sides reach compromise, VZGLYAD reports.
"We are not going to give up an inch of Georgian land", said Pandjakidze.
She stressed that Georgia will keep its pro-Western course and that
the first visti of Ivanishvili as a prime-minister will be to the US.