Georgia expects resolute support for its territorial integrity from the upcoming OSCE summit in Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Gregory Vasadze said.
"We won’t be able to avoid the issue of territorial integrity during the summit in Kazakhstan. In a broad sense we want to see the OSCE act in support of our territorial integrity, we want to see the denunciation of Russia’s aggression and demand it stand by its international commitments," he said at a Wednesday press conference in Tallinn.
He said Georgia was ready for talks with Russia on any subject of mutual interest, in any place and without any preliminary conditions.
He said that a court would decide on the fate of 13 people detained by Georgia for allegedly spying for Russia.
"We have detained people who were operating against Georgia. We have plenty of evidence of their guilt. We are waiting for the trial, it will decide everything," the minister said.
He does not think the arrests will affect the current state of relations: "This case shows Russia’s attitude to us. There are simply no other relations – diplomatic, scientific or cultural."
Meanwhile, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said that the question of Georgia’s territorial integrity had to be raised at all international meetings.
"I don’t believe that the OSCE summit will ignore the subject or the situation in Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transdniestria or Nagorno-Karabakh," he said.
"Both EU and NATO countries must clearly follow the policy of territorial integrity of Georgia, non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and fill it with day-to-day contents," Paet said.
He also said it was necessary to appoint an EU observer mission in Abkhazia and South Ossetia and said that the question of Georgia’s accession to NATO was still on the agenda.
