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Appointment of New Special Representative Draws Concerns of Upgrade in Tbilisi-Moscow Relations

Civil.ge22 October 2026, 14:57 UTCGeorgia

The appointment of First Deputy Foreign Minister George Zurabashvili as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Relations with Russia has drawn concern among Georgian former diplomats about the “dangerous trend” of it being a “form” of restoring diplomatic relations with Moscow and of widening the post’s mandate. Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the …

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