Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has officially sent Georgia's peace initiatives for Abkhazia and South Ossetia to the international community, the president's spokesperson said on Tuesday.
"The Georgian president has recently sent official letters to the UN Secretary General, EU and OSCE leaders, the NATO Secretary General, the U.S. president and the European Commission president and once again informed them of Georgia's peace initiatives," Manana Manjgaladze said.
Saakashvili first voiced the proposal at the European Parliament session in Strasbourg in late November, saying that Georgia would "never use force to restore its territorial integrity and sovereignty and will only use peaceful means to ensure the withdrawal of the occupation forces and its reunification."
However, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed doubts over the statement saying that any "solemn promises" made by the Georgian leadership could be taken seriously after they are put on paper and come into legal force.
Georgia and Russia fought a brief war in South Ossetia in August 2008. Russia recognized South Ossetia and another former Georgian republic, Abkhazia, as independent states shortly after the ceasefire. Tbilisi declared them occupied territories and broken off relations with Moscow.
TBILISI, December 7 (RIA Novosti)
