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Talks with Saakashvili end in vain - Georgian opposition leader

19:5211/05/2009
TBILISI, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - Talks in Tbilisi between President Mikheil Saakashvili and the Georgian opposition that has been demanding that he step down have ended without any results, an opposition leader said Monday.

"He [Saakashvili] believes that everything is fine in the country, but we have a different opinion on that account," Levan Gachechiladze told journalists.

Saakashvili, however, said he was content with the meeting, and added this meant "the victory of democracy."

Georgian opposition leaders on Thursday gave Saakashvili three days to meet with them to discuss their demand for early elections, otherwise, they threatened to start blocking the country's highways.

Saakashvili agreed to hold the talks, and the meeting took place Monday behind closed doors in the Interior Ministry, with representatives of the Alliance for Georgia, Georgia's Path and National Forum parties participating, as well as opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze.

On the part of the government, the talks involved parliamentary speaker David Bakradze and other officials.

The opposition that has been demonstrating against the president on the streets of the capital for more than a month claims that over 60 people, including six police officers, were injured in clashes at a police compound in the Tbilisi suburb of Didi Digomi, last week.

The opposition also said Monday it will ardently continue protest rallies starting from Tuesday.




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