TBILISI. March 12 (Interfax) - Georgian Foreign Minister Maya Panjikidze has expressed Tbilisi's disapproval of Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming meeting with Abkhaz leader Alexander Ankvab.
"Any step aimed at violating Georgia's territorial integrity deserves our serious concern and criticism," Panjikidze told journalists on Tuesday.
Georgia's attitude toward such meetings is well-known, she said.
"Georgia will never put up with the violation of its territorial integrity," Panjikidze said.
Putin's meeting with Ankvab, who has arrived in Moscow for a working visit, is planned for Tuesday evening. The two are expected to discuss "relevant aspects of continued development of interstate relations based on the September 17, 2008 Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Russia and Abkhazia," the Kremlin press service reported earlier.
Russia and Abkhazia established diplomatic relations on September 9, 2008. The Kremlin says that, recognizing Abkhazia's independence, Russia respected the Abkhaz people's will.