Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Russia's national day on Tuesday.

"Russia is our closest neighbor, therefore further advance of full-scale partnership relations with your country is Georgia's priority," Saakashvili said in his message to Putin.

The Georgian president expressed his "confidence that the development of equal, mutually advantageous cooperation between Georgia and Russia meets not only the interests and expectations of the two countries' peoples, but those of the Caucasus as a whole."

"Let me once more congratulate you and all Russians on the holiday, and wish you peace, happiness and prosperity," he said.

Source: Xinhua