Georgia’s President hails reopening of Upper Lars

17:12 03/03/2010 » Economy

Georgia’s President hails reopening of Upper Lars

 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has hailed the opening of Kazbegi-Upper Lars border crossing point; Arminfo news agency reported citing Georgian President’s press speaker Manana Manjgaladze. 


“It will be the only legal border point on our territory with Russia and by reopening this the Russian side indirectly recognizes that the total embargo policy, begun in 2005, has not been successful,” the press speaker said at a special press briefing on Tuesday. “The President thinks that it is better to have legal relations with Russia at least on this one section, to have a controlled state border where everything will be done according to the Georgian legislation,” she added. 

 

The press speaker touched upon the issue of the Georgian-Russian relations, saying that reopening the land border with Russia does not mean improving relations with Moscow. “The negotiations were being held through the Swiss Embassy, which means they were not direct negotiations and do not imply an improvement in relations. It is hard to talk about there being any relations when the Russian Government does not recognize the democratically elected Government of Georgia, Georgia’s state border or sovereignty and is trying to legitimize the creation of 500,000 IDPs and ethnic cleansing,” Manjgaladze said. 

Source: Panorama.am

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