December
01-13-2008, 01:44 AM
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Saakashvili unhappy with his former stance towards Russia
Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili vows to break the ice with Moscow and sounded a very conciliatory note toward Russia Saturday.
Saakashvili won by tipping over the 50% must-win vote mark with less than two percentage points over the opposition Labor Party candidate Levan Ganchechiladze last week. The opposition came in at 25%.
The now twice-elected president said he regretted the strained ties with Moscow during his first term as president.
Georgians went to the polls in a snap election called this fall following widescale opposition protests.
``We believe that we should unfreeze our relations, particularly during this winter that is unusually cold even for Georgia,'' he said in televised comments.
Upbeat by his recent re-election, Saakashvili expressed a profound sorrow over souring ties with Russia since he came to office as Georgian president in 2004 with 95% of the votes.
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Georgian leader wants to heal relations with Moscow
TBILISI, January 12 (RIA Novosti) - Re-elected Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili spoke out on Saturday for improving relations with Russia, which reached their lowest point during his first presidential term.
"We should unfreeze our relations, particularly during this unusually cold winter for Georgia," he told his first new conference after the January 5 elections.
"My great regret is that relations were spoiled with Russia during my first presidential term. I will not elaborate on who is to blame, because either side has their own thoughts. But we should be looking to rectify this," said Saakashvili.
According to the country's central election commission, Saakashvili garnered 53.4% of votes, but results will be officially announced on Sunday.
Saakashvili's nearest rival, united opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze, won 25.6% of votes. Gachechiladze called the election rigged, and demanded a second round of polls.
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Saakashvili unhappy with his former stance towards Russia
Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili vows to break the ice with Moscow and sounded a very conciliatory note toward Russia Saturday.
Saakashvili won by tipping over the 50% must-win vote mark with less than two percentage points over the opposition Labor Party candidate Levan Ganchechiladze last week. The opposition came in at 25%.
The now twice-elected president said he regretted the strained ties with Moscow during his first term as president.
Georgians went to the polls in a snap election called this fall following widescale opposition protests.
``We believe that we should unfreeze our relations, particularly during this winter that is unusually cold even for Georgia,'' he said in televised comments.
Upbeat by his recent re-election, Saakashvili expressed a profound sorrow over souring ties with Russia since he came to office as Georgian president in 2004 with 95% of the votes.
http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=38528§ionid=351020606
Georgian leader wants to heal relations with Moscow
TBILISI, January 12 (RIA Novosti) - Re-elected Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili spoke out on Saturday for improving relations with Russia, which reached their lowest point during his first presidential term.
"We should unfreeze our relations, particularly during this unusually cold winter for Georgia," he told his first new conference after the January 5 elections.
"My great regret is that relations were spoiled with Russia during my first presidential term. I will not elaborate on who is to blame, because either side has their own thoughts. But we should be looking to rectify this," said Saakashvili.
According to the country's central election commission, Saakashvili garnered 53.4% of votes, but results will be officially announced on Sunday.
Saakashvili's nearest rival, united opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze, won 25.6% of votes. Gachechiladze called the election rigged, and demanded a second round of polls.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20080112/96367209.html
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Saakashvili_n_bush.jpg/300px-Saakashvili_n_bush.jpg