"As far as I know, 100 million dollars has already been earmarked by two Georgian and one American businessmen to settle the South Ossetia problem. It is to be resolved before the end of autumn by settling some economic questions", he said.
"As regards Abkhazia (another self-proclaimed republic within Georgia), settlement is possible provided a zero option is proposed to Mikhail Saakashvili (Georgia's president). It intends that economic and police questions, as well as an acceptable settlement of the problem of refugees, remain for the Abkhaz side", the politologist believes. In his opinion, such a settlement may become possible by spring 2005.
"Saakashvili well understands that he should not lose momentum and preserve status as national leader only in setting 'sky-high' goals and resolving them", Belkovski said.
