I believe that there are pragmatists in Georgia now and our relations are largely continuing on a regular basis - Sergey Lavrov

The current leadership of Georgia consists of pragmatists. They confirm their course towards the European Union, but at the same time they understand that in such a case the country will have to give up being a country known for its agricultural products, - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Russian media.

“Currently, 70% of Georgia’s trade turnover comes from Russia and other CIS countries. There is also a fairly large share of trade with China and other countries. Therefore, if Georgia decides to join the EU, all this will be seriously questioned, given the demands that Brussels is making of new members, not to mention demands such as joining sanctions against Russia, recognizing all foreign policy decisions and actions of the European Commission, and so on. I believe that now there are pragmatists in Georgia, as I have already mentioned, and, to a large extent, our relations continue regularly. Russian tourists love to come there and enjoy Georgian nature and Georgian hospitality,” Lavrov noted.