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Kyiv hopes the authorities of Georgia will prevent a worsening of the civil unrest there, and the country's political forces will agree a peaceful solution to the problems, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko has said.

"We hope that the government of this country will refrain from worsening the situation, and all political forces will agree on a peaceful settlement of problems," the foreign minister said a meeting of the PACE Standing Committee on Kyiv on Friday.