Georgia will not attend an upcoming session of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) on the future of the Russian-Georgian dossier, a member of the delegation said on Friday.
"We do not believe it is possible to conduct further discussions until Russia clearly states whether or not it is ready to follow the recommendations of the Council of Europe," delegation member Georgy Gabashvili said.
"Georgia has fulfilled all of its obligations, Russia has fulfilled none," Gabashvili said, adding that Russia was originally given until January 1, 2010 to meet its demands.
All leading members of the Council of Europe are expected to attend the session in Paris on Monday to decide if discussion on the dossier, on the outcome of the 2008 Russian-Georgian war, should continue.
Long-standing tensions between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia turned violent during a five-day war in August 2008, when Tbilisi attacked South Ossetia in an attempt to bring it back under central control. Russia recognized South Ossetia and another former Georgian republic, Abkhazia, shortly after ceasefire.
Gabashvili complained that there had been attempts to involve the breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the discussions.
"If this process is only to facilitate provocations from the Russian side, we will not take part," Gabashvili said.
MOSCOW, January 14 (RIA Novosti)
