Georgia officially breaks diplomatic relations with Russia

September 3, 2008 - 14:18 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia on Tuesday formally broke diplomatic relations with Russia, the Foreign Ministry said.



"The Russian Federation's envoy in Georgia, Andrei Smaga, has been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and handed a note informing the Russian Federation that diplomatic relations between Georgia and Russia are severed," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nato Chikovani said, AFP reports.



"From this moment, there are no more diplomatic relations between the two countries," she said.

 

The Foreign Ministry had announced Friday it was cutting diplomatic ties with Russia but maintaining consular relations.

 

The move came after Russia recognized two breakaway Georgian regions - Abkhazia and South Ossetia - as independent countries.



The consular department at Russia's embassy in Georgia will shut down on Wednesday following Tbilisi's formal announcement.
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