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STATE SECRETARY AND FIRST DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA VALERY LOSHCHININ MEETS WITH CHAIRMAN OF THE GEORGIAN LABOR PARTY SHALVA NATELASHVILI

43-13-01-2004

Unofficial translation from Russian

PRESS RELEASE

On January 13 State Secretary and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Valery Loshchinin met with Georgian Labor Party chairman Shalva Natelashvili, who is staying on a private visit to Moscow.

During the talk, the sides exchanged views on the developments in the situation in Georgia and on topical questions of bilateral relations.

The meeting passed in a frank and benevolent atmosphere.

January 13, 2004