YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili wrote an open letter where he says the country leadership takes every step to normalize relations with Russia, reports “Armenpress”.

Georgian-Russian relations normalized after the change in leadership in Georgia in 2012. Starting from 2012 Georgian products could be found in the Russian market. Today Russia is Georgia’s one of the leading trade partners.  

“Pro-Western policy doesn’t mean that we will not respect our neighbors and will not take into account their interests. Rather, our strategy aims to establish friendly relations not only with our neighbors, but also with other states”, the letter reads.

“We will do everything to normalize relations with Russia without damaging the interests of Georgia. Moreover, we will deepen our ties with our key partners such as Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia”, he writes.  

In line with this, he stated that Georgia’s foreign policy is definitely directed to the Euro-Atlantic path.

“We should clearly understand that Georgia’s joining to the European Union now is not on the agenda. We should wait a little until we will become a NATO member since it is a component of the complex geopolitical process, and it does not depend only on our desire and readiness”, the letter says, reports Sputnik.