... republics are often referred to as Southern Caucasia or the South Caucasus by European and American scholars.
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. So, since March 1994, the priority task of the OSCE Mission in Georgia had been to engage with the Joint Control Commission (which included Russia, Georgia, North Ossetia as an entity making part of Russia and South Ossetia, which was formally recognized by all, including the Russian Federation, as a part of Georgia). However, the “five-day war” rendered the Dagomys Agreement of 1992 ...
... this situation, there is no need to talk about re-establishing diplomatic relations. At the same time, we should remember that the Law of Georgia on Occupied Territories is in force.
Vladimir Iontsev:
Demography as a Facilitator of a Rapprochement
in Russia-Georgian Relations
The Georgian side wants to gradually return the situation to normal. Unfortunately, we keep running into problems.
Russia and Georgia have restored relations to the bare minimum that must exist between states. It is difficult to name ...
... because they no longer will hear about it. This is why any analysis of how Russian society perceives Georgia should be more differentiated in nature.
The article is prepared within the framework of the RIAC-
ICCN
Istanbul process "Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue"
According to data from the
Levada Center
, it is a long time since Russian attitudes towards Georgia have been so positive. A November 2014 survey showed that 4 per cent of the Russian population has a “very positive” ...
...
Welcoming speeches were delivered by ICCN Chair of the Board Nina Tsikhistavi-Khutsishvili, Ambassador of Switzerland to Georgia Gunther Bechler, RIAC Programme Director Ivan Timofeev and Coordinator of the ICCN Project “Promoting Dialogue between Russia and Georgia” Mamuka Areshidze.
The discussion touched upon pressing issues in Russian–Georgian relations in terms of regional security and as part of the Geneva Process and the Abashidze–Karasin talks. Russian and Georgian international ...
Author: Andrei Baikov, PhD in Political Science, Associate Professor, Editor-in-Chief of the International Trends journal
Reflections in the footsteps of Victoria Nuland’s Transcaucasia tour
For several days now, the Russian media has been abuzz over what one journalist dubbed the “explosive” tour of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Armenia taken by Victoria Nuland, whom it has referred to as assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State, but who is actually the assistant to the Under Secretary of State. Interest in Nuland is being fueled by a distorted assessment of her ...
... of Russia.
However, not only was that agreement, which could have become a solid foundation for bilateral relations between Russia and Georgia, not signed, today the two countries do not have any kind of diplomatic relations whatsoever.
RIAC, ICCN:
Russia-Georgia: Challenges and Perspectives
in Economic Sector
Even back then we were telling our Russian colleagues that the settlement of the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia would significantly increase stability and security in the Caucasus region ...
On January 20-23, 2014, Istanbul hosted a regular expert meeting within the project "Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue" implemented by RIAC and Georgian International Center for Conflicts and Negotiations (
ICCN
) with support of the Swiss government.
The Russian side was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev, Professor Sergey Markedonov ...
... minority in Abkhazia, accounting for 17 percent of the population, while Ossetians make up more than 60 percent of the population in South Ossetia.
In any case, the conclusion of this agreement should not be viewed as a breakthrough in bilateral relations. Georgian authorities will surely talk about Russia's policy of annexation, and Western countries will throw cold water on this event, most likely, confining their reaction to a rhetorical condemnation of Moscow. However, the application of drastic measures against Russia is unlikely, unless South ...
On October 16, 2014, RIAC held a regular expert meeting under its project "Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue", with the Georgian side represented by the International Center on Conflicts and Negotiations (
ICCN
) and the initiative supported by the government of Switzerland.
The session was opened by RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov ...
On August 16-17, 2014, Istanbul hosted a regular expert session within project “
Assistance to Russia-Georgia Dialogue
” maintained by the Russian International Affairs Council and Georgian International Center of Conflicts and Negotiations (
ICCN
) with support of the Swiss government.
The Russian side was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan ...
