Senior Georgian officials expressed the hope of improving relations with Russia after Sunday's election of a new leadership, according to news reaching here.
"We hope that we shall, together with Russia's new leadership, be able to return to discussing the traditionally existing problems in the two countries' relations with new approaches and a vision of solving them," Georgian Foreign Minister David Bakradze told the Rustavi-2 Television channel Tuesday.
Dmitry Medvedev, first deputy prime minister in incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin's cabinet, won the country's fifth presidential elections by a landslide and is to become the third and youngest ever president.
Georgian parliament speaker Nino Burdzhanadze said Monday that "Georgian-Russian relations will significantly improve during the presidency of Dmitry Medvedev," Itar-Tass news agency reported.
Relations between Russia and the Caucasus state have been soured by an array of rows such as over Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, that allegedly gained support from Russia, as well as its strive for NATO membership.
The two sides have both pledged to improve political relations, resume transportation and boost trade.
Source:Xinhua
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