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The United States do not recognize the legality and the results of the presidential vote in Abkhazia, held on December 12. This is according to U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly.

Everything will be done to allow the OSCE to resume activity in Georgia in 2010, Greek Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-In-Office Charalampos Christopoulos and his successor, Kazakh representative Bolat Nurgaliyev said at a meeting with Georgian Vice Parliamentary Speaker Gigi Tsereteli.

The European Union does not recognise the presidential election in the breakaway region of Abkhazia and continues to back Georgia’s territorial integrity, the Swedish EU presidency said yesterday. “The European Union does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework within which these elections have taken place,” the EU presidency said …

The Georgian parliament has postponed the adoption of the statement on Russia’s actions in the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to Tuesday in connection with the fact that Dec.12 Abkhazia will held so-called presidential elections.

The European Commission is negotiating an Association Agreement with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Ambassador of Sweden for the South Caucasus, Mr. Hans Gunnar Aden said. “Discussions on relaxation of visa regime with Armenia, as one of the Eastern Partnership components, have already started in the European Council. During the Swedish …

The next discussion over the Georgian government’s draft strategy on the territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will be held Dec.11. Georgian State Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili said representatives of the EU and Council of Europe will take part in the discussions.

A German delegation is holding official consultations in Georgia. According to the German Embassy to Tbilisi, the reform from the German Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry is visiting to Georgia to holds consultations with the government.

Latvian President Valdis Zatlers is on official visit to Georgia. The president and his spouse arrived in Georgia yesterday.

Deputy Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Georgia Anita Schluchter was summoned to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the ministry reported. The Georgian side passed a note of protest to the Swiss diplomat for the following submission of the note to the Russian side in connection with the visit of the …

Georgia welcomes the restoration of the NATO-Russia Council format. “Russia’s participation is important, if we want a joint security formula,” Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing today. According to her, the NATO-Russia Council format will be an additional lever of dialogue with Russia for the …