The Georgian authorities will not change course on the normalization of relations with Russia because of their position in the East of Ukraine, said the head of the Georgian country Giorgi Margvelashvili.

in connection with the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated relations between Russia and the West. The West lay in the Russian Federation a significant part of the blame for the Ukrainian crisis, accuse it of supporting local militias. Moscow rejects these accusations as unfounded. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. Russia in response to punishment restricted food imports from Western countries.

" Because of the difficulties our loved one and partner of Ukraine, is now in the process of relations with Russia have difficulties, but this does not mean that our course of relations with Russia will change. The political course aimed at de-escalation of tensions with Russia ", - said Margvelashvili in an interview with Georgian TV company", " reports the Agency".

He added that relations with Russia cannot depend from the minute issues ", but clarified that the principal question for the authorities of Georgia is the country's territorial integrity.

" we have a fundamental themes: the territorial integrity and sovereignty, and one positive message: stable, democratic and peaceful Georgia is not dangerous for the Russian Federation. It can be an interesting partner and neighbor to the Russian Federation, if these conditions are met, " said Margvelashvili.

Georgia broke off diplomatic relations with Russia in response to the respected Moscow independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the last month of the summer of 2008. Commissioners of the new government that came to Power after elections in October 2012, was named one of the top priorities of the foreign policy of normalization of relations with Russia, but not harm the territorial integrity of the country.

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