Monday, 23 January 2006

TBILISI\'S ATTITUDE TO RUSSIA GUIDED BY REALITY – MINISTER

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By empty (1/23/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Georgia\'s attitude to Russia is guided by reality, Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Okruashvili said. \"Russia has increased natural gas prices, blown up pipelines and arranged acts of sabotage and that is why our attitude to Russia will be based on reality,\" Okruashvili told journalists in Gudauri where meetings between embassy representatives of NATO member states and the Georgian Defense Ministry are taking place. Georgia will inform foreign diplomats about reforms in the defense sector at the meeting.
Georgia\'s attitude to Russia is guided by reality, Georgian Defense Minister Irakly Okruashvili said. \"Russia has increased natural gas prices, blown up pipelines and arranged acts of sabotage and that is why our attitude to Russia will be based on reality,\" Okruashvili told journalists in Gudauri where meetings between embassy representatives of NATO member states and the Georgian Defense Ministry are taking place. Georgia will inform foreign diplomats about reforms in the defense sector at the meeting. Issues related to Georgian accession to NATO and bilateral cooperation with the alliance will also be discussed at the meeting. \"A regular visit of the NATO mission to assess reforms carried out in various areas undertaken by Georgia within the framework of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) is scheduled for March,\" Georgian State Minister for European Integration Giorgi Baramidze said. (Interfax)
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