Georgia’s president asks premier for talks

Report of a FT interview with Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili, November 2012. He called on called on the country’s new billionaire prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to end a political stand-off that he warned could cause western allies to abandon the country and leave it vulnerable to pressure from Russia.

ESO: Background information: Georgian parliamentary election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgian-parliamentary-election-2012/

ESO: Background information: ‘Witch-hunt’ claims hit Georgia politics http://www.europeansources.info/record/witch-hunt-claims-hit-georgia-politics/

EurActiv, 21.12.12: Georgian foreign minister lashes out at EU centre-right party http://www.euractiv.com/europes-east/georgian-governments-complains-e-news-516814

The Economist, 21.12.12: The growing pains of Georgia's democracy http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2012/12/georgian-politics

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