Russia Expresses Readiness to Normalize Ties with Georgia

Russia is open to restoring diplomatic relations with Georgia and maintaining positive relations with any country willing to do the same, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.

Following Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin’s interview with the Izvestia daily where he said that Moscow is ready to resume diplomatic relations with Tbilisi, reporters asked Peskov whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had given the country's diplomats any directives on this track, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"There is no concrete timeframe [for normalizing relations with Georgia], but Russia is genuinely ready to take steps toward normalizing relations [with Georgia]. This is indeed true. We are interested in building good relations with all countries that want that and are ready for that," he noted.