Georgian PM rules out restoring diplomatic ties with Russia, reaffirms EU aspirations

Georgia has no plans to restore diplomatic relations with Russia, said the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

“Sorry. No, no, no. There are no plans in this regard, because 10 per cent of the territory [Abkhazia and South Ossetia] is occupied. Taking into account that diplomatic negotiations are still only looming, we have decided that we will fulfil these requests,” the head of the government said, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

Kobakhidze added that Tbilisi's priority remains European integration and normalisation of relations with the European Union (EU).

To recap, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on October 26, 2024.

According to the latest data, following the tallying of votes from 97% of polling stations, the Georgian ruling party Georgian Dream is maintaining a parliamentary majority.

The country's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that with results from 3,018 polling stations counted, 1,087,801 voters—or 54.24% of participants—cast their ballots in favour of the ruling party, Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia. Opposition parties collectively received 37.33% of the votes.

By Khagan Isayev