(Tbilisi, Civil Georgia, August 5, 2002) – The talks between the Georgian and Russian experts scheduled in Tbilisi for August 6-7 on the framework agreement are postponed for unknown period, reliable source in the Georgian Foreign Ministy told the Civil Georgia on August 5, 2002.
The official reason is that the Russian experts are not yet ready for carrying out talks with the Georgian counterparts.
According to the unofficial information, the postponement of the talks might be connected to the recent tensions between Georgia and Russia concerning the situation in Pankisi gorge.