Russia wants normal relations with Tbilisi, expects the same from Georgia – Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Russia is interested in the normalization of relations with Georgia and urges Tbilisi to meet Russia halfway.

"Normalization of relations with Tbilisi, in which the Russian side is sincerely interested, would meet the vital needs of the Russian and Georgian people," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its official website on Friday.