Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has recently called herself the guarantor of signing the EU association agreement on Rustavi-2 TV. She said that nothing would prevent Georgia from signing the document at the Eastern Partnership summit in September 2014.
Gocha Mirtskhulava, Director General of Georgian Hot News, reminded that the Georgian Dream coalition had declared a change of tone in relations with Russia to moderate and readiness for talks of Zurab Abashidze, Special Envoy of the Georgian Prime Minister, with Grigory Karasin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. The expert noted that little had change in the political field. He clarified that Karasin and Abashidze were not discussing politics, except during meetings within the framework of Geneva talks. Mirtskhulava reminded that Margvelashvili had announced devotion to deepen dialogue with Russia during his inauguration. The GHN director general, as a careful political observer of the past 20 years, does not expect a breakthrough but sees prospects for improvements.
Sergey Mikheyev, Director General of the Institute for Caspian Cooperation, expressed confidence that the new government of Georgia will stick to statements of ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. South Ossetia and Abkhazia will keep relations between Georgia and Russia cool. Rapprochement will be seen in the fields of business, infrastructure, tourism. In general, Mikheyev predicts that Georgia will continue the vector of European integration, although it will not be achieved in the near future.
Vladimir Zharikhin, Deputy Director of the Institute for CIS States, agreed with the experts and believes that the new Georgian authorities will expand commercial and humanitarian ties. He does not expect restoration of interstate and diplomatic relations in the next couple of years.
Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has recently called herself the guarantor of signing the EU association agreement on Rustavi-2 TV. She said that nothing would prevent Georgia from signing the document at the Eastern Partnership summit in September 2014.Gocha Mirtskhulava, Director General of Georgian Hot News, reminded that the Georgian Dream coalition had declared a change of tone in relations with Russia to moderate and readiness for talks of Zurab Abashidze, Special Envoy of the Georgian Prime Minister, with Grigory Karasin, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister. The expert noted that little had change in the political field. He clarified that Karasin and Abashidze were not discussing politics, except during meetings within the framework of Geneva talks. Mirtskhulava reminded that Margvelashvili had announced devotion to deepen dialogue with Russia during his inauguration. The GHN director general, as a careful political observer of the past 20 years, does not expect a breakthrough but sees prospects for improvements.Sergey Mikheyev, Director General of the Institute for Caspian Cooperation, expressed confidence that the new government of Georgia will stick to statements of ex-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. South Ossetia and Abkhazia will keep relations between Georgia and Russia cool. Rapprochement will be seen in the fields of business, infrastructure, tourism. In general, Mikheyev predicts that Georgia will continue the vector of European integration, although it will not be achieved in the near future.Vladimir Zharikhin, Deputy Director of the Institute for CIS States, agreed with the experts and believes that the new Georgian authorities will expand commercial and humanitarian ties. He does not expect restoration of interstate and diplomatic relations in the next couple of years.
