Georgian ex-ambassador to Russia Erosi Kitsmarishvili attends a news conference.
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Georgia’s Ambassador Lashed Out At Saakashvili
Georgia’s last ambassador to Moscow Erosi Kitsmarishvili lambasted President Mikhail Saakashvili in the interview with Georgia’s media, saying he was out of the ranks of Saakashvili’s supporters, RIA Novosti reported.
Kitsmarishvili said the reason was Georgia’s failure to avoid war with Russia. Saakashvili had been entrapped by Russia’s secret service by not following the advice of Western diplomats and Georgia’s authorities, the ex-ambassador explained.
According to the ambassador, he was always against resolving the conflicts with Abkhazia and South Ossetia by force, continuously specifying it to the president during the face-to-face meetings. When in Moscow, Kitsmarishvili went on, he kept in touch with the liberally-minded policymakers of Georgia, who thought the improvement of Russia’s-Georgia’s relations quite possible.
The ex-ambassador also recalled the death of the late premier of Georgia Zurab Zhvania, who died in 2005 of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to official story. Zhvania, Kitsmarishvili said, was killed and he could have prevented the war with Russia.
Kitsmarishvili was called from Moscow in July for consulting. The given explanation was Russia’s policy in respect of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, while the direct reason was that Russia acknowledged the flights of its jets in the air of South Ossetia. Tbilisi broke diplomatic relations with Moscow in August after Russia recognized independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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