On July 9 Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili made a one day trip to Ukraine. Not much was said about this and no details were revealed apart from the fact that Saakashvili visited Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich to congratulate him on his 60th birthday. There were reports that Saakashvili was not expected by the Ukrainian authorities, who nevertheless welcomed him with due respect under the code of hospitality of the Ukrainian people. Some rumours stated that Georgia’s President actually visited Ukraine to establish contact with Russian President Medvedev, who was naturally expected to attend Yanukovich's birthday celebrations. Read the story here.
