MOSCOW. July 31 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met with Konstantin Totsky, director of the Federal Border Guard Service.
Totsky made a report to Putin, which touched on the situation along the Chechen section of the Russian-Georgian border.
In response to the president's question on whether Georgia knew that rebels were planning to move from Georgia into Russia on the Itum-Kale section of the border, Totsky said Georgia did realize this, presidential press secretary Alexei Gromov told Interfax.
Totsky cited information he had, as well as information provided by a Georgian shepherd, who risked his life by doing so.
Putin believes this shows once again that ordinary Georgians feel better about Russia than the authorities do. "The people of Georgia are generally very positive about Russia, and I am sure that the people of Russia feel they same way about the people of Georgia," Putin said, referring to the shepherd's action.
"This is a good potential for restoration of full-scale relations between Russia and Georgia in the future," Putin said.