 Georgia's foreign minister is to hold the first high-level talks in Russia since the crisis in relations between the two nations started in September. Gela Bezhuashvili will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow. Mr Bezhuashvili told the BBC that he wanted Moscow to be a partner and a leader in the former Soviet Union rather than bullying its neighbours. He said he wanted to re-establish a dialogue and that his priority was to get Russian economic sanctions lifted. Moscow has cut transport links and deported hundreds of Georgian citizens in its furious response to the arrest of four Russian military intelligence officers on spying charges in Georgia in September. Mr Bezhuashvili said he was ready for compromise, but called on Russia to stop using bullying tactics, and use persuasion rather than threats to strengthen its influence in the region. ...
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