What can be expected from the Abashidze-Karasin talks?
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CHAPICHADZE, Khatuna. What can be expected from the Abashidze-Karasin talks? In: Ţările post-sovietice între UE şi Federaţia Rusă – analiza circumstanţelor specifice şi tendinţelor politice, 27 septembrie 2016, Chișinău. Chișinău, Republica Moldova: Centrul Editorial-Poligrafic al USM, 2016, pp. 397-402. ISBN 978-9975-71-829-5.
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What can be expected from the Abashidze-Karasin talks?


Pag. 397-402

Chapichadze Khatuna
 
Georgian Technical University
 
Disponibil în IBN: 18 iulie 2018


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The article discusses the Abashidze-Karasin talks - an informal dialogue between Russia and Georgia in the condition of absence of diplomatic relations as an aftermath of the August War of 2008. The format considers cooperation in trade, economic, humanitarian, cultural, transportation and other communication affairs between the two states established since the end of 2012. Among diverse questions, the Abashidze-Karasin format touched a 2011 treaty signed by Georgia and Russia about principles for customs administration and mechanisms for monitoring trade, controversial issue concerning the possibility of reopening the Abkhazian railway, etc. However the Abashidze-Karasin format does not consider political and or security matters – main subjects for the Geneva talks, political and security dynamics between the two countries have impacts on the informal dialogue as well.  The talks in Georgia have been strongly criticized mainly by the political opposition, some government officials, vocally pro-Western public persons or NGO actors frequently demanding termination of the Abashidze-Karasin dialogue claiming that the format “serves solely to the Russian interests and is a threat to the security of Georgia and its Euro-Atlantic integration policy”.  Although, one of the tangible results of the Abashidze-Karasin talks has been that the export of Georgian wine and agricultural products to Russia was resumed. In parallel, other improvements are also taking place regarding transport, communication, humanitarian issues and visa liberalization policy.  Taking into consideration all the above-mentioned, there is questioned in the article if the Abashidze-Karasin talks are supplementary or in fact they prevail over the other communication channels by their importance and the concrete outcomes gained in real life. In spite of arguably obvious conflict of interests existing between the Georgian and Russian states, which in our opinion serves as the major obstacle for the potential of improvementof their relations, there is no doubt that the talks have to be retained and even more developed in future.

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Abashidze-Karasin talks,

Georgia, Russia, Cooperation