Saakashvili demands that Russia stop aggressive action against Georgia

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President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili claimed that, while talking to president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the telephone on April 21, he demanded from his Russian counterpart “an immediate abolishment of a legal act related to Russia's establishing direct relations with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as halting aggressive attacks on Georgia,” REGNUM correspondent reported.

“Last week, the Russian Federation passed a bill by which it made legal the de facto annection of a very significant part of Georgian territory. It is virtually said in the act that the Russian Federation does not already recognize jurisdiction of Georgian authorities regarding Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and will conduct direct relations with the separatist authorities. This is an unprecedented – after World War 2 – challenge, ignoring norms of both international law and conduct,” Saakashvili said.

Saakashvili announced that, with respect to Georgia's conflict zones, “Georgia has an unprecedented peace plan that has as well unprecedentally been approved and supported by the European Union, leading European states, NATO, and the US.”

President of Georgia also stressed that his country “needs respectful and transparent relations with all neighbors” “We don't need problems, we don't need disorders, we will make sure that peace and furhter development of Georgia are established,” he remarked.

He said that he was going to continue the course for integration into international structures and strenghtening international standing of Georgia. “All these provocations are reaction to our becoming stronger. And we will respond to all this by furhter peace initiatives,” Saakashvili declared.