"We have almost completed drafting the agreement between the Georgian and Russian presidents on the withdrawal of the Russian military bases. Most issues have been coordinated already. We have to handle some trifle details," chairman of the public relations committee of the Georgian parliament Konstantin Gabashvili told journalists. According to him, Georgia has agreed to the terms mentioned in the last proposals of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Meanwhile, the Georgian parliament demanded from Foreign Minister Salome Surabishvili detailed information on the negotiations with Russia on the bases' withdrawal.
"It is expedient to invite the minister to the Monday session of the parliamentary bureau. On May 23, Tbilisi will host negotiations on bases' withdrawal. I believe that the parliamentary bureau should be informed about the progress in negotiations before putting this issue on the agenda of a plenary session," speaker of the Georgian parliament Nino Burdzhandze said Friday.
On May 23, Tbilisi will host a regular round of Russian-Georgian negotiations on the conditions of the withdrawal of two Russian bases in Batumi (Adzharia) and Akhalkalaki (Dzhavakhetia, a Georgian region on the Armenian border with a large Armenian diaspora). Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Merab Antadze and Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador at large Igor Savolsky will head the delegations of the two countries.
