Georgian opposition leaders will travel...
to Russia, which have become frequent, have infuriated the Georgian government. Relations between the two countries came to a standstill after the five-day war between Russia and Georgia over the former Georgian republic of South Ossetia in August 2008.Following the war, Russian recognized the independence of South Ossetia and another former Georgian republic, Abkhazia.
Nogaideli, who has visited Moscow several times in recent months, is expected to arrive in the Russian capital in early May to continue discussions on the resumption of regular flights between Georgia and Russia, which have been halted since the war.
In early March, Nino Burdzhanadze, the former speaker of the Georgian parliament and the leader of the opposition Democratic Movement-United Georgia, visited Moscow for talks with Russian political leaders, saying that such dialogue was crucial for Georgia.
During her stay in Moscow, Burdzhanadze, once an ally of President
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