Maria Zakharova - The dialogue with Georgia carried out between Zurab Abashidze and Grigory Karasin will be continued

20:36, 01.11.2019

The dialogue with Georgia, formerly carried out between Special Representative of the Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Abashidze and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, will be continued, – the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova said today.

“By the order of the Government of Russia, Grigory Karasin will continue the dialogue with the Special Representative of the Georgian Prime Minister for Relations with Russia Zurab Abashidze, The next meeting in Prague is tentatively scheduled for November”, – Maria Zakharova stated.

Grigory Karasin, who used to represent Russia in the Prague format of the dialogue with Georgia, resigned as state secretary and deputy foreign minister for a seat on the Federation Council. Yevgeny Ivanov succeeded Karasin as state secretary, and Andrei Rudenko was appointed as deputy foreign minister.

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