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These are different situations from the historical, moral and humanitarian points of view. Any bargaining is out of the question here,” Sergey Lavrov said. “Each situation should be considered in its historical context,” he added.
Tags: Abkhazia, Georgian, Russian, Iran, Sergei Lavrov, breakaway regions, cautiously optimistic, Sergey Lavrov, foreign minister
Vladimir Putin arrived in Abkhazia for a one-day working visit, confirming Moscow's pledges of financial aid to the former Georgian republic. It is the first visit of a high-level Russian delegation to the republic, which Russia recognized as an independent...
Tags: Georgian, Russian, Vladimir Putin, Abkhazia, Mr Putin, prime minister, South Ossetia, minister vladimir, Chechnya, breakaway regions
Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 21, 2009...Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged support for efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to break free of Russia 's orbit, saying...
Tags: Georgian, Georgia Posted, Russian, Joe Biden, Mikheil Saakashvili, Mr Biden, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, diesel fuel, breakaway regions
A statement issued by four former Soviet republics in central Asia, plus China, insisted on the need to preserve "the unity of a state and its territorial integrity. The statement, which could mark a turning point in the diplomatic crisis raging over...
Tags: Georgia, breakaway regions
Before arriving, she accused Moscow of adding to tension in the region over its stance on Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Dr Rice is visiting Georgia at a point when tensions are higher than they have been for many months. There...
Tags: georgia, russia, Georgia Says Russia Trying, Georgian, Russian Foreign Ministry, saakashvili, attack, U.S. Russia, breakaway regions, South Ossetia
Georgia's government condemned a recent series of explosions in its breakaway province of Abkhazia and accused Russia of having organised the acts of violence in the pro-Moscow territory. "These acts of violence are in the interests of those who want...
Tags: Georgian, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Russian, U.S, breakaway regions, abkhazia rejected
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday accused Georgia of an "act of aggression" against the breakaway South Ossetia region after separatist officials said two people had died in heavy shelling. "Tbilisi's actions represented an overt act of aggression against...
Tags: georgia, russia, Georgian, South Ossetia, Russian, Abkhazia, breakaway regions, Tbilisi, news, accused georgia
Georgia has halted spy plane flights over the separatist region of Abkhazia after a UN report determined that they were in violation of ceasefire accords, its ambassador to the UN said Friday. "Since the report was out, we stopped our UAV (drone) overflights...
Tags: georgia, Georgian Foreign Ministry, Russian, Abkhazia, breakaway regions, Grigol Vashadze, military intervention, Irakli Alasania, deputy foreign, minister grigol
The statement issued by the EU presidency on Friday said, "The EU remains seriously concerned by the recent series of events that have raised tensions between Georgia and the Russian Federation." Furthermore, the statement called on "all sides to refrain...
Tags: georgia, russia, Russo-Georgian, saakashvili, Georgia-Russia, Russian Federation, Abkhazia, news, war, breakaway regions
Lithuania blocked the beginning of talks on a strategic deal between the European Union (EU) and Russia Tuesday because of ongoing disputes with Moscow, hours before EU officials were due to meet Russia's foreign minister.
Tags: Lithuania, Russia, European Union, Moscow, Georgia, russia, russian troops, Georgian-Abkhazian, news, Russian Defence Ministry, Interfax, peacekeeping troop, breakaway regions, tkvarcheli district, agency quoted