Thursday, 16 September 2004

PUTIN SPEAKS ABOUT SETTLING RUSSIAN-GEORGIAN DISAGREEMENTS

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By empty (9/16/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is convinced that all disagreements between Russia and Georgia should be resolved in a way that would meet the interests of all parties concerned. \"An economic blockade, not to mention military pressure, do not result in resolving problems. This is not a road that leads to Church,\" Putin said at a press conference in Astana on Thursday, rephrasing a quote from a film by prominent Georgian moviemaker Tengiz Abuladze, which was extremely popular in the USSR in the late 1980s.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is convinced that all disagreements between Russia and Georgia should be resolved in a way that would meet the interests of all parties concerned. \"An economic blockade, not to mention military pressure, do not result in resolving problems. This is not a road that leads to Church,\" Putin said at a press conference in Astana on Thursday, rephrasing a quote from a film by prominent Georgian moviemaker Tengiz Abuladze, which was extremely popular in the USSR in the late 1980s. Asked about transportation services between Russia and Sukhumi, the center of the Georgian breakaway province of Abkhazia, Putin said, \"We believe there have never been any bans on commercial activities in this issue. We agreed with the previous Georgian president that transportation services with Sukhumi could be resumed after refugees return to the Gali district. As far as we know, 50,000-60,000 refugees have returned.\" (Interfax)
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