The FINANCIAL — According to Civil Georgia, Russian President Medvedev told his Georgian counterpart, Mikheil Saakashvili, fomenting of tensions was unacceptable in breakaway regions, the Kremlin press office said.
The two presidents met briefly in Astana on July 5 on a sideline of the ceremonies marking the Kazakh capital’s 10th anniversary.
“During the conversation with Mikheil Saakashvili, the Russian President turned attention to unacceptability of inflaming conditions in the region, as well as underlined the need for continuing negotiating process with all the parties involved,” the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin has described the meeting between the two presidents in its press release as “a working contact.”
The Georgian officials have yet to comment on the meeting.
Before traveling to Astana, President Saakashvili was in Turin, where he addressed the world congress of architecture.
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