Russia Ready to Boost Economic, Humanitarian Ties With Georgia, Says Security Council Chief Shoigu
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said Moscow is prepared to expand cooperation with Tbilisi, noting Russia is Georgia's second-largest trading partner, according to TASS.
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said Russia is ready to facilitate economic and humanitarian ties with Georgia, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
Shoigu noted that Russia ranks second among Georgia's largest trading partners, TASS reported, though the outlet did not specify additional trade figures or a timeframe for the comments.
The statement comes amid a complex diplomatic history between Moscow and Tbilisi. Russia and Georgia do not maintain formal diplomatic relations, a rupture that followed the 2008 war between the two countries over the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which Russia recognizes as independent states.
Despite the absence of formal diplomatic ties, trade and other economic links between the two countries have continued in recent years. TASS did not provide further details on what specific humanitarian or economic measures Shoigu proposed or referenced in his remarks.
TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency. The report did not include independent confirmation from Georgian officials or other sources regarding Shoigu's statement.
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