TBILISI, May 18 (RIA Novosti) - Georgian opposition parties are to continue their protests against President Mikheil Saakashvili this week, an opposition spokesman said on Monday.
Opposition groups, who first took to the streets in Tbilisi on April 9, are calling for Saakashvili to step down over his failure to carry out democratic reforms and last August's disastrous war with Russia.
Leaders of opposition parties are planning to hold two rallies and a march toward the Interior Ministry on Monday, a student protest rally in Tbilisi on Tuesday, and a series of protests across the country, in Batumi, Zugdidi, Kutaisi, Telavi and Gurdzhaani, on May 20-22.
Over the weekend, the opposition will shift its focus to the capital to hold a series of protests in Tbilisi.
Meanwhile, Irakly Alasania, leader of the Alliance for Georgia movement said on Monday his coalition was ready to continue talks with the Georgian leadership on ways to end the current political crisis in the country.
"It is good that we have started talking about a new meeting. I confirm our desire to continue a dialogue with the authorities," Alasania said.
The previous meeting between Saakashvili and opposition leaders took place on May 11 behind closed doors in the Interior Ministry.
According to media sources, Saakashvili offered to cooperate with the opposition on a variety of constitutional, judicial and election reforms, but opposition leaders said the proposals were inadequate and called again for the president's resignation.
